1
: the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (such as soil)
2
a
: lowest point
b
: basis
: solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable
traditional bedrock values
a bedrock constituency
Examples of bedrock in a Sentence
Noun
They dug down for 10 feet before they hit bedrock.
His religious beliefs are the bedrock on which his life is based.
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Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Like any journal of ideas, some of its positions did not age well (notably its strident opposition to the Civil Rights Movement), but other ideas became bedrock principles of the Republican Party.
—Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The statements, experts said, are likely to have a harmful effect on the nation's confidence in bedrock American principles.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 1 June 2024
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Noun
Smart organizations make culture a bedrock principle from the start.
—Greg Dolan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Like any journal of ideas, some of its positions did not age well (notably its strident opposition to the Civil Rights Movement), but other ideas became bedrock principles of the Republican Party.
—Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Adjective
Never mind that for decades, muscular international aid was a bedrock Republican idea.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The statements, experts said, are likely to have a harmful effect on the nation's confidence in bedrock American principles.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 1 June 2024
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“Bedrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedrock. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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