Used in a Sentence

needles

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for needles.

Editorial note

Acupuncture works better than a placebo, but it doesn't matter where you stick the needles, or if you use fake needles.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of needles gathered in one view.

noun

A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

noun

A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

noun

A set of three stacks of chalk off the western coast of the Isle of Wight, England.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for needles.

noun

A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

noun

A locality in Meander Valley council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

noun

A set of three stacks of chalk off the western coast of the Isle of Wight, England.

noun

A surname

Example sentences

1

Acupuncture works better than a placebo, but it doesn't matter where you stick the needles, or if you use fake needles.

2

Somewhat similar to how a Boyer-Moore search doesn't need to scan the whole haystack while looking for needles.

3

Java has all the legacy SDK crap and the needles boilerplate ceremony, and it just got closures like yesterday.

4

If they collude to agree not to pinch each other's needles they get their hands slapped;-).

5

Employers burned by under qualified employees agree to spend more and more money to hopefully find the needles in the haystack.

6

Shaving with a straight-blade razor basically leaves a bunch of tiny little hypodermic needles behind.

7

Sell it off of liquor store shelves in clean, measured doses, with single-use needles.

8

You grow all kinds of needles, you become wary of people and insecure.

9

I guess the moral high-ground is ignoring the number of users who die or contract diseases from dirty needles?

10

That 'moral dealer' who hands out clean needles would be doing good.

11

I think that sums up the benefits of this article without carrying along any of the needles anachronisms (use pre-processors, they're great).

12

Give needles to addicts, along with access to treatment.

Quote examples

1

The part where he digs needles from his body and put them in a jar to show his wife who can't see anything in a jar reminded me of "A scanner darkly".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use needles in a sentence?

Acupuncture works better than a placebo, but it doesn't matter where you stick the needles, or if you use fake needles.

What does needles mean?

A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

What part of speech is needles?

needles is commonly used as noun.