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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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Building construction, meanwhile, has progressed rapidly, forever erasing evidence such as holes for wooden building support posts in the limestone bedrock that outlined the footprint of an extensive section of the larger Tequesta village.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
Policies led by La Follette are now bedrock principles in American politics.
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Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The Rhône's predominantly granite soils versus Walla Walla's basalt bedrock, riverbed cobbles, and windblown loess.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Building construction, meanwhile, has progressed rapidly, forever erasing evidence such as holes for wooden building support posts in the limestone bedrock that outlined the footprint of an extensive section of the larger Tequesta village.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Adjective
From that concern emerged what was then, and remains, an uncontroversial, bedrock moral principle.
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Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
24 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 6 Jul. 2026.
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