elemental

Example Sentences

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Along the way, it also revealed something elemental about business success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Back in Cirencester, Dr David O'Connor showed me a new kind of "elemental microscope" that can be used to identify traces of dangerous elements in soil.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

No, it was something a little more elemental.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

These tools sifted through data on elemental properties to uncover patterns and relationships that traditional simulations often miss.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

If innocence seemed elemental here, there was no reason why it should not be so back in England.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan