NOUN
- a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
- albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
How To Use white elephant In A Sentence
- The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.
- An expensive new joint project with Argentina to build a pressurized propjet became a white elephant when not a single plane was sold. Stumbling Toward Innovation
- Both schemes have been criticised as potential white elephants. Times, Sunday Times
- Books went well, as did glass and china ware on the White Elephant stall.
- This white elephant of a venue must revitalise fast if racing is to be secured. Times, Sunday Times
- Could the museum that oil and gas built turn out to be a white elephant? Times, Sunday Times
- After just one win in his first six races for Pipe, he was beginning to look something of a white elephant. The Sun
- Few would argue with the case for reviewing what looks like a nuclear white elephant. Times, Sunday Times
- Expect to be snapping white elephants, giraffes and stunning views as the sun dips behind palm trees. Times, Sunday Times
- The half-completed International Space Station has been described as an unjustifiable "white elephant".
