rooting

Example Sentences

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The popularity of Mr. Harris’s later novels featuring Hannibal faded: “Hannibal” was dismissed by Martin Amis as being, “on all levels, a snorting, rooting, oinking porker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

I’m also rooting for Colombian Carlos-Manuel Vesga of ‘Pluribus,’ who conveyed big feelings through a character who barely spoke.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

By the same token, there’s not much rooting them in this version of religion.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

"I will come back to Tokyo to fight for you again. Keep rooting for me."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“It’s over for us. So we’re all rooting for you now, amigo. Good luck.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline