uprooted
Example Sentences
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As they fan out, we sense that they are never more themselves than when unencumbered by, and uprooted from, their citified habits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
On its 53-mile path to the Pacific Ocean, water ripped through orchards, uprooted orange groves and flipped cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Nearly all trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Her family uprooted from Pennsylvania to Nashville when she was 14 "so that I could hone my craft in the songwriting capital of the world", she said at the New York ceremony.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Her grandma immigrated to Britain in the 1950s, and she says that being uprooted and starting again was something that she never got over.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
