uprooting

Example Sentences

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More than a million people displaced from the south face an "uprooting... with terrible repercussions," she said.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Remaining in an existing home has powerful appeal compared with uprooting one’s life and relocating to somewhere new and unfamiliar.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

It meant completely uprooting her life and also focusing on a singular character for an extended period of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

So that's what they did, uprooting their lives to a log cabin in the Tennessean woods.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

It was early Saturday morning, a week after the carnival, and Pa and Old Flapjack and me and Cooter were down on Mrs. Holton’s land uprooting stumps.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis