be an element of

Example Sentences

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However, Walsh did acknowledge in an interview that “there may be an element of messaging” in the three most recent initiatives and getting them on the ballot will be “tough.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Love may not be blind, but there may be an element of calculus in succeeding at it.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

They have got some very good young players and I like the idea of what they are trying to do, but there also has to be an element of being practical too.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

“When I came to New York, I was a teenager, and to become an actor there has to be an element of self-involvement, a deep kind of self-involvement,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

For an event is but an element in an action, though it may be an element of decisive moment.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various