uproot
Example Sentences
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To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
An estimated 75,000—some 2.5% of the population—had no desire to live within an independent republic that held memories of “terror, disillusion, and death,” preferring to uproot themselves to Canada and beyond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Chelsea respect Sterling's position and are understanding of his reluctance to uproot his family for the second time three years.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
“You know, she has a daughter, too, and it wouldn’t be fair to make them uproot their lives when they’re doing a favor for us.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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