Example sentences for: outcrop

How can you use “outcrop” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A rocky outcrop with a hole carved in it like an open window has lent itself to the name of the nearest settlement, Ribeira da Janela (“River Window”).

  • The atmospheric and intensely Portuguese village of Monsanto, located about 50 km (31 miles) to the northeast of Castelo Branco, balances on a dramatic rocky outcrop between massive boulders.

  • Québec is said to be derived from an Algonquin word meaning “where the river narrows,” and this becomes most apparent when you see the city’s great outcrop of rock, jutting out over the St. Lawrence.

  • Soaks are shallow wells sunk near the base of an outcrop to tap an underground reservoir.

  • Monkeys wait by the roadside for handouts as you approach Gunung Pensong, a temple located on top of a rocky outcrop 6 km (4 miles) south of the capital city, Mataram.


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