How to Use rock-solid in a Sentence

rock-solid

adjective
  • In winter, eggs and onions turn rock-solid.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The script was rock-solid already.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The two seemed like a rock-solid couple for almost two decades.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 June 2026
  • It’s truly based in a rock-solid belief that good things are going to happen.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • For four decades their rock-solid partnership showed Austin at its lively best.
    — Steve Sewall, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The goalie situation is rock-solid.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The soap is easily the best addition to the game’s already rock-solid cleaning loop.
    — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • In many ways, having a talent for low-key styling is even more admirable than having a rock-solid red carpet presence.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 28 May 2026
  • Now, with a rock-solid foundation, the company is ready to expand beyond the core.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Get a glimpse at two rock-solid playoff teams to start the evening, and both have the chance to firm up seeding here with just a week left in the regular season.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Go into every conversation armed with rock-solid data and an insight-rich plan.
    — Meghan Keough, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • He's built an amazing culture and really a rock-solid foundation.
    — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Together with Hanks, the trio has potential to form a rock-solid rotation.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Featuring magnetic and screw-free mounting, these cameras snap onto any metal surface for a rock-solid hold in seconds.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Adams is a rock-solid choice for the arachnid, the wise and warm counterpoint to Faulkner’s wide-eyed and impressionable Wilbur.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The reincarnation of Paisley Park as a tourist-attracting museum did not seem like a rock-solid an idea at first.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Eagles have been rock-solid favorites this season, posting a 7-3 record straight-up in 10 games where they were favored.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Tactical prides itself on building rock-solid zero-wood trailers that offer more space than the typical off-road squaredrop/teardrop-style rig can muster.
    — New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Onyemata was one of the free-agent signings the Jets got the most praise for — a rock-solid veteran defensive tackle who can help in both the run and pass game.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Boozer is the type of rock-solid producer the Grizzlies have desperately needed.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • And Hamas’ belief in the legitimacy of armed resistance as the pathway to its aims appears as rock-solid as ever.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Because of its reach, the company struggled to make SDS compliance rock-solid.
    — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The booming riffs of the trombones left space for the rhythm section — including a rock-solid Manny Oquendo on timbales — to breathe freely.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Invesco pays a rock-solid 21-cent-per-share quarterly dividend, with the next ex-date landing on May 11.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The gulf between agencies stuck in a revolving-door cycle and those with rock-solid, energized teams is usually decided in the opening three months.
    — Aaron Marcum, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Geoffroy has assembled a best-in-class team, who not only have the experience but have a rock-solid approach on what winning means, going forward.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • This requires scouts’ relationships within the individual schools to be rock-solid.
    — Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Appalachian State transfer has been rock-solid for one of the SEC's best offenses.
    — Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Dynamite attack versus rock-solid defence In goal-difference terms, the sides are almost perfectly matched.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Supertramp gives its camper module a rock-solid construction and a highly functional interior that buyers can embellish à la carte.
    — New Atlas, 4 June 2026

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