put down roots
Example Sentences
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Expats are questioning whether it still makes sense to put down roots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Instead, the family put down roots in Padthaway in South Australia, where Clarke would spend the rest of his childhood alongside his three younger siblings: Jodie, Aaron, and Angie.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025
And that it can be difficult to put down roots, because of the need to do placements in different parts of the country.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
Although they may have gotten in trouble as youths, Urias said, many served their time and went on to get jobs and put down roots.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
Who taught me how to put down roots, and thrive on both sun and rain, and understand what it is to bloom.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
