Elmer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Estuardo Mazariegos, head of the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Los Angeles, reported roughly $200,000 in contributions and Elmer Roldan, director of a nonprofit, has raised about $114,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” an expressionist classic on automation and worker insecurity, speaks directly to an age in which livelihoods are threatened by AI innovation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
It’s a good time for Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine,” which can only mean that it’s once again a bad time for workers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
There was a page where Elmer balances an orange and a lemon on his trunk—“Don’t drop them, Elmer!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
“Mabel and Elmer Ren, the Saboes, and…” His voice drifted off.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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