elemental

Example Sentences

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Back in Cirencester, Dr David O'Connor showed me a new kind of "elemental microscope" that can be used to identify traces of dangerous elements in soil.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Voting is the most elemental of democratic exercises, a virtuous act residing right up there alongside motherhood and apple pie.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Mr. Icke’s expansion of the cast of characters does not really enrich the elemental drama, but it hardly needs to, given the baleful nature of the narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

From time to time, I believe, he glimpsed that there was something—some elusive, elemental something—that made being out in the woods almost gratifying.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson