Sentence examples for hard thread from inspiring English sources

If the pulling reveals a syrup that forms a hard thread that isn't brittle, then it's ready.

Still, for those looking hard, a thread of hope exists.

"People react very negatively to the phrase 'synthetic biology,' and it's going to be hard to thread the science through the needle of public opinion".

You can test this by dropping a bit of the melted sugar into a glass of cold water, where it should form a hard, brittle thread that cracks.

In another house, 20-year-old Kuswati bent over her loom, concentrating hard on threading hairs.

The syrup should have formed hard, brittle threads that crack when bent (hence "hard-crack").

Without stirring, heat to 300 °F (149 °C) to 310 °F (154 °C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads.

"It's a hard needle to thread".

It looks fine – making little squares is not complicated – but I had to learn the hard way which thread to use for embroidering her name.

It proved a surprisingly hard needle to thread: a set of ineffable intuitions and aesthetic standards that seemed as nebulous as they were exacting.

"It is a very hard needle to thread," said Jeanne Zaino, a professor at Iona College, who, like several political analysts interviewed on Wednesday, said she was struck by the more cautious de Blasio she saw at the debate.