Elmer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Through Elmer, we considered the white of snowmen and the purple of scarves; the pink of strawberry ice lollies and the red of sunsets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
When I got that Elmer plate, the idea that my son could ever actually be advanced enough to understand the words in one of the Elmer board books felt like a wondrous dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
“Hi, Sandra,” said Ms. Elmer, mistaking my primary’s name.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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