elemental

Example Sentences

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This intricately constructed novel tracks a remote New England house through the ages, as its inhabitants search for the most elemental characterization of home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"However, what we find is a topologically interesting band structure with numerous crossings and nodes that dominate its low-energy electronic behavior. This completely changes our current understanding of the fundamental properties of this elemental material."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Here, she’s in a collaboration of sorts with her subjects, both human and elemental.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The pervasive emptiness and stultifying summer heat were only minor deterrents when compared with the more elemental consideration that all the banking and commercial institutions were based elsewhere, chiefly in Philadelphia and New York.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis