How to Use elephant in the room in a Sentence

elephant in the room

noun phrase
  • But there was one elephant in the room.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The elephant in the room can go home now.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That is the elephant in the room.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2026
  • That’s the elephant in the room.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That’s the elephant in the room, right?
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, there is an elephant in the room.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The show doesn’t shy away from the elephant in the room.
    — Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Trust appears to be the elephant in the room.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And now the celebrity elephant in the room.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 June 2026
  • Yeah, why not address the elephant in the room?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s a problem, an elephant in the room sized one.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The elephant in the room, of course, is AI.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • No one plans a date and no one addresses the elephant in the room.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Which brings us to the elephant in the room, um, or the big garbage patch in the room, in the ocean.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 May 2023
  • His absence has been the elephant in the room over recent weeks, too.
    — Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Western tourists in Japan didn’t seem to mind the elephant in the room.
    — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The prequels, on the other hand, felt more like an elephant in the room.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
  • First and foremost, the elephant in the room should be discussed.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The elephant in the room is that the Hawks didn’t land a whale themselves.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
  • From there, there was the subtext from teammates about an elephant in the room.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The elephant in the room, or rather on the show lawn, is the issue of timing.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Above all, a reputable provider won’t ignore the elephant in the room.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Trying to discuss the elephant in the room?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In the Cotswolds, O'Hara points out the elephant in the room.
    — Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
  • To call the viral moment in question the elephant in the room is to dwarf it.
    — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But the other elephant in the room is China.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That is the elephant in the room that can't be ignored or unaddressed.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The end of Pittsburgh’s season leaves a rather large elephant in the room.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Shane Gillis acknowledged the elephant in the room right away – sort of.
    — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The elephant in the room, as usual, is their home park, Coors Field.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

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