put down roots

Example Sentences

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"Once in the UK, asylum seekers are able to exploit the fact that they have had children and put down roots in order to thwart removal, even if their claim has been legally refused," the document says.

From BBC

The project pipeline is so long that some newcomers have put down roots.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

His parents still live there and town councillor Chris Scott described it as a place where families put down roots and stay for generations.

From BBC