elephant
Example Sentences
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Determined to retrieve it, the hunter followed that trail through dense vegetation until he eventually found the elephant dead.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“He didn’t address the elephant in the room,” one delegate told me, referring to the Piker controversy.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
But by not actually addressing the elephant in the room, “Michael” does the opposite, making its subject look like a bona fide creep.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Then the dusty elephant with those arched and dome-like toenails that is standing on my breastbone is lighter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The candle melted, and the elephant started to walk in circles.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing elephant
East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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East Asia - High School
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