How to Use "Solid" with Example Sentences

solid (adj): firm or hard; not hollow; dependable or reliable

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Used with verbs:

"The table is solid."
(be: is/am/are, looks, seems, feels)

"The pond was frozen solid."
(be + frozen)

"The bacon fat got solid overnight."
(got, became)

"He made the furniture more solid."
(making)

"The company remained solid during the recession."
(remained)

Used with adverbs:

"The cabinet was made out of very solid material."
(very, extremely, fairly)

"The table felt solid enough."
(enough)

"The lawyer's defense was absolutely solid."
(absolutely, completely)

"Her performance was surprisingly solid."
(surprisingly, consistently, absolutely, very)

"There is reasonably solid evidence against him."
(reasonably, pretty, relatively)

Used with nouns:

"He's not worried because he has a solid alibi."
(alibi, base, defense)

"It is made of solid concrete."
(concrete, construction, foundation, gold, metal, rock, steel, wood)

"That was a solid door."
(door, performance)

"There is solid evidence against him."
(evidence, proof)

"Pizza is definitely my solid favorite."
(favorite)