How to Use geology in a Sentence

geology

noun
Definition of geologynext
  • And then there’s the geology, the sea life, the extremophiles and the changing climate.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Clues about the coastal route the otter-like whale took may have been lost due to quirks of geology.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The guides will tell you all about the geology, history, and ecology of the park.
    — Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 1 June 2022
  • The places that are sinking most rapidly in the U.S., such as New Orleans, share that geology.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The Driftless Area's geology is why cave tours can be enjoyed within a few hours' drive from the Twin Cities.
    — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 21 July 2024
  • Like the geology of my new home, I was formed in a space where differences converged.
    — David Wright Faladé, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • The full impact of life on geology, however, can be easy to miss.
    — Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2022
  • Bristling with cutter teeth, the head can cut through a variety of geology.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 July 2022
  • Kenneth Chang has been at The Times since 2000, writing about physics, geology, chemistry, and the planets.
    — Hari Kumar, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • The sample gives a glimpse into the geology and even life in a deep world normally beyond our reach.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
  • There is enough here to outline a freshman course in geology.
    — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Researchers are eager to learn more about the history of the solar system from the Moon’s geology.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 16 Nov. 2022
  • For a real treat, enter the lottery for spots on a full-moon snowshoe led by park rangers who can tell you about the area’s geology and the animals that live in the park.
    — Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Jack Szostak is trying to understand how life could have emerged from non-life, from chemistry and physics and geology.
    — Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2022
  • Trantalis said this spring that the Boring Company and the city were studying the local geology to determine what path to take to the beach.
    — Matt McFarland, CNN, 7 July 2021
  • Use this little garden as a place to learn how to identify California plants and think about the geology of L.A. and the state.
    — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Despite being part of this new era of geology, Bjornerud did not really feel like part of anything at the time.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
  • The state’s springs ecosystems – the glass-clear, 72-degree water and the unique aquatic life that lives in it – are a product of Florida’s geology.
    — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2021
  • At the same time, Williams crafts a narrative in which the story of a polar bear is also one of history and geology.
    — Katherine Cusumano, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Cézanne was a keen student of geology, and alone among his drawings, these rocks are the one subject that looks lighter, not heavier, under his eye.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 27 June 2021
  • And geology has had a hand in its recent slip-sliding dangers too.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • One reason fossils are so prevalent on the island is due to its unique geology.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
  • Because the islands rise nearly straight up from the depths of the sea, a skilled captain can get right up next to them, making the geology all the more spectacular.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • This compelling signet ring is a tribute to the designer’s homeland of Chile, the verdant landscapes and geology of the Andes.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Claudia Goodrich Stone went on to earn a master's degree in geology and work in the hard-rock mining industry.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Guests will discuss the natural and land use history as well as local wildlife and geology along the way.
    — courant.com, 28 May 2021
  • The rover has been collecting data about Mars's geology and past climate for two years.
    — Zoe Wells, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • God’s wrath when the Northeast has weather and geology, yet what, Marge, just weather elsewhere?
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
  • Finally, both crafts will carry a host of cameras and light sensors that will provide unprecedented images of the geology and composition of the moon’s icy surfaces.
    — Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Drawing on his geology background, Gentry this year successfully shepherded through the General Assembly a bill that makes coal the state’s official rock.
    — Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024

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