solid rock
Example Sentences
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Clarke noted that CT scanning has become an essential method for studying delicate fossils, especially small dinosaurs and early birds trapped in solid rock.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
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
The town’s new spot was four miles up the coast, where the ground was solid rock.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
