rock-solid

adjective

rock-sol·id ˈräk-ˈsä-ləd

variants or rock solid

: completely or perfectly solid (as because of great strength or dependability)

supported by a rock-solid foundation

She has a rock-solid reputation.

Their relationship was rock solid.

… she moved in an artificial world without ever losing her rock-solid integrity.—

Walter Clemons

He is right to imply that the political structure is a little shaky—it was a myth that it was ever rock solid.—

Xan Smiley

Examples of rock-solid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Harris, who is planning to meet with union workers again in Michigan on Friday, hopes her message — amplified by supporters such as Fain — will resonate beyond the union families that once formed a rock-solid base for the Democratic Party. —

Matt Brown, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024 Embracing honesty lays the groundwork for a rock-solid internal friendship that can weather any storm. —

Mark Travers, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 Pick up a starter kit to get the Lutron bridge, which provides rock-solid reliability for your smart lighting and one dimmer switch and wireless remote. —

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024 In Paulding County, Georgia -- a rock-solid Republican county just outside Atlanta -- election workers are training to prepare for the worst: screaming voters, deadly packages, or active shooters. —

Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rock-solid

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