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.
• One is that the course is just elementary easy – like show up and get your A, easy.
  — Derek Newton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
• There are two elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.
  — Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022
• Students in elementary grades would be taught not to touch a found firearm, to leave the area and to tell an adult.
  — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 24 Mar. 2026
• Here are the top 15 elementary, middle and high schools in the state.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 29 Sep. 2021
• That's about half of what each of the network's elementary schools enroll.
  — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2022
• The elementary students picked up their sticks, and the game began.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
• There are six elementary and middle schools in Elkridge.
  — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 17 June 2026
• The program would teach elementary-age children not to touch a found firearm and instead to tell an adult.
  — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 12 Feb. 2026
• On one cleanup, Thomas and an elementary student found a banana peel on the ground.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
• Monday is the first day of school for elementary and middle school students.
  — NBC News, 3 Jan. 2022
• One-fourth of the students who could not do elementary and middle school math had perfect grades in high school math.
  — David Blobaum, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
• One-fourth of the students who could not do elementary and middle school math had perfect grades in high school math.
  — David Blobaum, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
• Illinois requires some civics classes in elementary and high school, but that is not enough.
  — Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
• Yet many of its students aren’t demonstrating even an elementary grasp of free speech.
  — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
• Yet many of its students aren’t demonstrating even an elementary grasp of free speech.
  — Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
• Of last week’s outbreaks, six occurred at elementary schools, and two in high school sports settings.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2021
• This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• For just two or three runners, the conjecture’s proof is elementary.
  — Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
• The bill will prohibit cell-phone use throughout the school day in elementary and middle schools.
  — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
• 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 Bible had been on the shelves in about seven to eight elementary and junior high schools in the district.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
• Our elementary and high school friends, living and deceased, were and are important to our lives.
  — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
• 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
• 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
• Her once bubbly elementary schooler seemed distracted and pulled away from school, her friends and the world.
  — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
• We parents should be just as excited about their kindergarten, elementary and high schools.
  — Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
• All four of the district’s elementary schools, as well as the middle and high schools, closed Monday.
  — oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2022