Example Sentences

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The traditional three-pointed-star hood ornament is reduced to a mere outcropping in a sea of monograms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

An outcropping of volcanic rock, San Clemente Island was formed by eruptions millions of years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Let’s say you’re out on some rugged outcropping and you need to jump on your jackhammer for a few minutes.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024

It is a six-acre, dome-shaped outcropping that is tricky to reach and even trickier to explore.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2023

And there was a rocky outcropping with a particularly fine view.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill