elemental

Example Sentences

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The logic is elemental, though the reality is more complex.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 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

Mr. Taborn considers Motian, who died in 2011, an elemental influence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

No, it was something a little more elemental.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Above all, it sounded like a live creature: some monstrous, elemental being, wailing its damnation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White