elephant
Example Sentences
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But it always comes back to the elephant in the chat.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
Determined to retrieve it, the hunter followed that trail through dense vegetation until he eventually found the elephant dead.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
But by not actually addressing the elephant in the room, “Michael” does the opposite, making its subject look like a bona fide creep.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Then the dusty elephant with those arched and dome-like toenails that is standing on my breastbone is lighter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
True to its name, the island presented them with an elephant seal on landing.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing elephant
East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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East Asia - High School
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