elemental

Example Sentences

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For he focuses at least as much attention on the natural world’s own elemental power and its ability to mold humanity in its image.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The logic is elemental, though the reality is more complex.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“Tomato and egg is a culinary truth, one of those elemental pairings that shows up across cultures not because anyone decided it should, but because it just makes sense,” writes Salon’s Ashlie D. Stevens.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

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

It was me, Marguerite, against the elemental opposition.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou