uprooted

Example Sentences

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And how much does she dedicate to Nothingness Flats, her home in the Mojave Desert that’s being uprooted and flattened for the sake of a massive solar array?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

On both sides of the street, the sidewalk rises and falls, uprooted and cracked by shallow roots because over many decades, the trees were not properly maintained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Uprisings rocked and, in some cases, uprooted strongman rulers in places such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Fearing for his life, he had escaped Syria after his family was uprooted again and again by fighting.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The ash of fireworks perhaps, or grass I’d uprooted in my desperate struggles.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros