Elmer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Also running is Elmer Roldan, a nonprofit leader who works to keep students from dropping out of schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026
It was only after his sister was born and became old enough for solid food that the Elmer plate stopped being his and became hers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
We were habitually dropping things, including the Elmer plate itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
Flanked by pictures of owls and bumbling cartoon hunter Elmer Fudd, Kennedy praised barred owls for their “soulful eyes” and “incredibly soft” feathers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Elmer had already registered; would he be drafted, leaving her all alone with those six kids and that big farm?
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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