bedrock
Example Sentences
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According to him, America would have burst into flames and melted into the bedrock mantle if he hadn’t come to town.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Treasury bonds, especially on the 10-year note, is the bedrock upon which the entire financial system is based.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Our nation's bedrock principle of separating church and state means that families and faith communities -- not politicians -- get to decide what role religion plays in children's lives," Kempf said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The health, safety and well-being of husbands, wives, sons and daughters aren’t secondary considerations to us; they are the bedrock on which every mission rests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Then I send my thoughts even deeper to the bedrock, where pockets of gas bubble and brew from earth’s intestinal distress as it tries to digest its long and often sad history of life.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing bedrock
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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