solid rock
Example Sentences
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Their analysis revealed several grounding lines, the points where a glacier transitions from resting on solid rock to floating on seawater.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025
The earth the dinosaurs once trod is now a massive expanse of solid rock.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024
In the borderlands of south Lebanon, Hezbollah has spent the last 18 years preparing tunnels and positions in solid rock.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
There have been several supercontinental eras in the past; each were forged when tectonic plates—giant slabs of solid rock floating atop Earth’s mantle—thrust landmasses together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023
He says he can destroy any fortress, even a fortress founded on solid rock.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
