How to Use elementary in a Sentence

elementary

adjective

• He is lacking even the most elementary notions of fairness.
• The researchers made an elementary error.
• He has an elementary understanding of calculus.
• The Bible had been on the shelves in about seven to eight elementary and junior high schools in the district.
  — oregonlive, 3 June 2023
• The elementary students picked up their sticks, and the game began.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
• The middle school team has 14 players, while the elementary team has 10.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• Remember, this is Legoland, steered to the 2-to-12-year-old set, so the tasks are fairly elementary.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
• High-needs elementary schools in the West End and south Louisville are among the least vaccinated.
  — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022
• Each of the six schools in the district, including three elementary schools, will have an AR-15, the sheriff said.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022
• There are two elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.
  — Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022
• The youngest patients were the last to get access to vaccines after the approval of elementary-age shots last fall.
  — al, 19 June 2022
• In the district’s elementary schools, the extra time is used for longer lessons in core subjects such as reading and math.
  — Ben Chapman, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
• Police described the father as having five children between elementary and high school age who were in the area at the time of the fall.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 3 July 2023
• Now, all 27 elementary schools in the district have seen a dip in enrollment.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022
• The school system will have 34 elementary schools, nine middle schools and 10 high schools in session.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2022
• The children appeared to range from elementary to middle school-aged, the release said.
  — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
• Summer school at her son’s Fillmore elementary campus ends at noon and doesn’t span the full break.
  — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
• More than one in five New York City elementary schools had fewer than 300 students last school year.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2022
• In the 30-second clip, a mother helps dress her elementary-aged son for the first day of school, buttoning his shirt and tying his shoes.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 15 Aug. 2022
• For at least 10 elementary and middle schools, the latest buses arrived at the school around 5 p.m.
  — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2023
• The state has not yet released scores for elementary and middle schoolers; those will come Aug. 16.
  — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
• Around 6 feet of snow covered the roads to the camps where about 600 elementary and middle school students had been staying since Tuesday.
  — Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
• But on the same day, a gunman murders 19 elementary-school children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.
  — Vanessa A. Bee, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022
• For now, the focus is on elementary schools, Melgares said.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022
• Instead, the promising five has dragged the offense into the dumpster, the first two weeks a series of elementary mistakes and missed blocks.
  — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
• With growth at the elementary and high school levels, the middle schools are a different story.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2022
• There’s a part in Bros where a teacher questions whether elementary-school kids are old enough to learn about gay history.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2022
• This book is a novel for elementary schoolers, and tells the story of Alex, a high school girl who moves to Boreen Point, Australia and begins restoring a yacht.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 3 Feb. 2023
• If only 31% of elementary students in Chicago Public Schools are meeting state standards in reading and only 19% are meeting math standards, what does that mean for the long-term trajectory in school?
  — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
• While adult women may understand clearly the need for self-examination and regular mammograms, the Pink Jet’s striking hot magenta-and-bubblegum paint scheme connects with an equally important segment—girls in their elementary and preteen years.
  — Julie Boatman, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024