bedrock

Example Sentences

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The leftover carbon dioxide will be stored deep beneath the North Sea in sedimentary bedrock and will gradually mineralize over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Whether it’s Eddie, a friend McCarthy met in high school who resides in Alto, Texas, or Larry, a buddy in Austin, honesty and confession form the bedrock of true male intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

These are impressive stats in bedrock categories essential for Augusta success.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But China, like other developing countries, said it wants this rule to "remain the bedrock of the WTO".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Maybe it’s because I’ve been emptied; or maybe it’s the body’s way of seeing to it that I remain alive, continue to repeat its bedrock prayer: I am, I am.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood