elements

In a sentence

Six example sentences with elements, each labelled with its topic.

• We pitched behind a rock wall and left the storm flaps staked, exposed to the elements for two long nights.

  Travel

• The timber cladding was left to face the elements, and after ten winters of rain it has weathered to silver.

  Architecture

• The outdoor tournament went ahead against the elements, with wind gusting across the court and rain slicking the baseline.

  Basketball

• The camera body is sealed against the elements, so she kept shooting through sleet on the ridge.

  Photography

• Winter runners learn to dress for the elements, layering thin jackets against wind that cuts across the open park.

  Fitness

• The weather station stood exposed to the elements for thirty years, its instruments logging every gale that crossed the cape.

  Science

Found in these word lists

Found in 2 published word listsAuthoritative

• Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
• New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)

Each source is a published word list that contains elements. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

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