How to Use element in a Sentence

element

noun
  • Water is composed of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.
  • There has to be an element of courage there.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But that element is in the book, too.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Those were the two elements that was hard to suss.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Let them get used to the elements.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In a room, these elements aren’t just nods to the past.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There’s an element of faith in that.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026
  • There's so many elements to that.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Keep those elements ready to go.
    — Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure to get an outdoor rug that can stand up to the elements.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
  • This is a very big movie that'll be folding in a lot of elements.
    — Scott Huver, CNN, 21 July 2019
  • The seals were then trained to copy the key elements of human sounds.
    — Fox News, 22 June 2019
  • And at the same time, there were some elements in the country.
    — NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Every element of her life seemed up for grabs for the era’s tabloids.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Binding at the hood and sleeve cuffs seals out the elements.
    — Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
  • What are your favorite stores or places to shop for any or all of these elements?
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 2 July 2019
  • All the key elements should be along the lines, not in the middle of a square.
    — Fox News, 26 July 2023
  • The Guardians may have been out of their element, but the bullpen wasn’t.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 5 June 2022
  • There were all these elements that every day.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The giant birds are in their element there.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • There would have been a park element to that plan, but not enough of one to please neighbors.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Nov. 2021
  • There’s an element of adult summer camp, too.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Each judge focuses on one of those elements and has five points to award.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Each judge focuses on one of those elements and has five points to award.
    — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Anyway, lack of food and sleep out in the elements can do that to a player.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Which is all to say, there was still an element of surprise to being a kid.
    — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 7 June 2020
  • But since a big part of the rate structure was thrown out, that element may still be up in the air.
    — Ed Christman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Some elements of the problem aren’t new.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
  • There are a few key elements that set the leggings apart from others.
    — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Yeah there is, just because of the human element of play clock down to snap.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2021

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