rooting

Example Sentences

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It is hard to develop a strong rooting interest in any of them, or to care much about how the whole imbroglio turns out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The Lecter character, Martin Amis said, was “on all levels, a snorting, rooting, oinking porker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The Lecter character, Martin Amis said, was “on all levels, a snorting, rooting, oinking porter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The 26-year-old shared pregame that he grew up rooting for classic Angels names such as Chone Figgins, Torii Hunter and Erick Aybar during the mid-to-late 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

"It's amazing how much red tape gets cut when everyone's rooting for one man to survive."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir