1.   I thought that Maybe, with the ribber on half pitch, the transfer needle had hit a ribber sinker post.

2.   Who could foresee the sonic boom when the needle finally hit the groove on my cheap record changer?

3.   Flooring the accelerator to pass on the highway, the engine revved so high the tachometer needle nearly hit the red line.

4.   The doctor gave Mantle a shot, but the needle hit a bone by mistake.

5.   They are outpatient treatments, but they do come with some risks, such as nerve damage if the needle hits the wrong spot or the cement leaks.