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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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
The poll excluded areas where Hezbollah is most entrenched, and among Lebanese Shiites—the community that forms the bedrock of the group’s support and has borne much of the cost of the war—only a minority agreed.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 20 May 2026
Policies led by La Follette are now bedrock principles in American politics.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Sharp contrasts across fault lines, like hard bedrock in one area and loose sediments in basins like Livermore Valley cause shaking to vary dramatically from one area to another.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
The poll excluded areas where Hezbollah is most entrenched, and among Lebanese Shiites—the community that forms the bedrock of the group’s support and has borne much of the cost of the war—only a minority agreed.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Adjective
From that concern emerged what was then, and remains, an uncontroversial, bedrock moral principle.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 20 May 2026
Policies led by La Follette are now bedrock principles in American politics.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Bedrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedrock. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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