elementary

Example Sentences

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She was in elementary school when the war began, and Los Angeles sprouted factories for the war effort and, as we would soon learn, a manufacturer of ugly air.

From Los Angeles Times

At least four states — Kansas, Utah, Minnesota and Tennessee — are considering prohibiting devices in at least part of elementary school.

From Los Angeles Times

The elementary school was only a block and a half away, it was true, and Nollie had gone there two years without difficulty.

From Literature

Scientists suspect that this subtle rotation could be linked to hypothetical elementary particles called axions.

From Science Daily

In "Weapons," an original story that grossed $270 million worldwide, Madigan plays Gladys, the mysterious aunt of a young boy whose entire elementary school class vanishes one night -- at the same precise time.

From Barron's