STRATUM in a Sentence

Learn STRATUM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for STRATUM, such as:
1. It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society.
2. The heather and peat stratum overhung the brow of the pit in mats, hiding the actual verge.
3. Unless we alleviate conditions in the lowest stratum of our society, we may expect grumbling and revolt.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of STRATUM
stratum
 n.  layer of earth's surface; layer of society
Classic Sentence:
1  The heather and peat stratum overhung the brow of the pit in mats, hiding the actual verge.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 8 Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody
Example Sentence:
1  An aquifer is a water - bearing rock stratum such as sandstone and chalk.
2  It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society.
3  Unless we alleviate conditions in the lowest stratum of our society, we may expect grumbling and revolt.