rootless
Example Sentences
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Most famously, there was "The Future," released in 1992 at the moment of liberal democracy’s supposed global triumph, which offered an eerie forecast of a rootless new century, struggling with the loss of existential meaning:
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
Breached rootless cones identified in the current study show similar occurrences of polyhydrated sulfates, further suggesting the blistered volcanic blanket may be hiding a vast sheet of glacier ice underneath it.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Some of those leftovers are linked to the last-minute installation of rootless trees, two volunteers told The Associated Press.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
To account for Lisa Marie Presley, the royal saga must first incorporate Priscilla Presley, a rootless and beautiful foundling of the World War II aftermath.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
Finn drifted around, rootless and aimless as dandelion fluff in the wind.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
