elephant
Example Sentences
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That elephant doesn’t really exist in the ordinary sense.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
On Monday, the climate-vulnerable Alliance of Small Island States said countries could not keep ignoring "the elephant in the room" and warned that anything short of winding down fossil fuels was "papering over the cracks".
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
From these suspended perches, scientists inspect thousands of broken objects and hundreds of elephant tusks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
At least three people have died after a vehicle collided with an elephant in a national park in Uganda, officials have said.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The elephant was well aware that no one was allowed to shoot him.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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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