stratum

Example Sentences

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The film updates Turgenev’s 1850s Russia to contemporary America, but maintains the “Lower Depths” social stratum.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Simply put, only a certain stratum of Americans prioritize learning about politics.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

The stratum corneum, the outer layer of mature skin cells, communicates with the epidermis below.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

"Activists are worried about various charges being brought against such individuals who actively use their right to free speech. Democracy cannot exist without this stratum of people who exercise freedom of speech and thought."

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

The woman on the bed was no more than a hard stratum of marble they had reached.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury