Sentence examples of "compass needle" in English

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I don't know how to use this compass. Ich weiß nicht, wie man diesen Kompass benutzt.
I cannot sew buttons on this jacket. I need a stonger needle. Ich kann an diese Jacke keine Knöpfe nähen. Ich benötige eine stärkere Nadel.
A society without religion is like a ship without a compass. Eine Gesellschaft ohne Religion ist wie ein Schiff ohne Kompass.
It's not easy to thread a needle. Es ist nicht leicht, eine Nadel einzufädeln.
The compass points to the north. Der Kompass zeigt nach Norden.
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Das ist wie eine Nadel im Heuhaufen zu suchen.
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