strata
Example Sentences
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That as difficult as New York and Philadelphia are, with their towering housing projects and subway systems and social strata, those structures also protect human beings from the elements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"He is now just in a different strata of star than what we are used to from our sporting heroes," said Sivertsen.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
But this division also implicates the nongladiatorial Roman citizens of all social strata.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Layer it all in a shallow casserole dish or, if you’re feeling theatrical, a glass trifle dish, so the strata show through like geological layers of flavors.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
Nobody really knew how old the Clovis people were, though, because geological strata can't be dated precisely.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
