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

Rosi’s artistry grasps the limitations of being a long-term guest, visually juxtaposing the ancient and elemental, busts and people.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan