element

Example Sentences

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O'Leary said there is also a generational element in the optimistic audience numbers.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Let’s be respectful of the people who reside in those communities — don’t rev your engines, don’t do burnouts, try to show an element of decorum with this hobby,” he told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It is difficult to see how he could have done any of that without losing the element of surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It's true that an element of luck can enter into the equation, but the same would inevitably be true whatever the rules were.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

While he catalogued each element of the circus in shaky handwriting, he could not manage to record his encounter with the red-haired girl.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern