elemental

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

And for some countries tackling things that are much more elemental to their own population's existence have to take precedence over worrying about financial crimes in wealthier countries.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

While apart, their working lives — his at sea, hers on land — speak to a confluence of the elemental and the man-made.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Even elements, Rutherford had proved, were not particularly elemental.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee