elective

Example Sentences

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One of the greatest plays of our time, Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” confronts Goethe’s “Elective Affinities” with our own elective affinities.

From Los Angeles Times

Washington state does not provide an elective share for the surviving spouse, so married couples automatically retain their half of the community property.

From MarketWatch

At 19, I had “top surgery”—a euphemism for an elective double mastectomy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finally, some states have an elective share — a minimum amount that a spouse may inherit, in the absence of prenup or postnup.

From MarketWatch

The busiest time for elective surgeries in the winter shifts slightly by region.

From The Wall Street Journal