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
Most of us can’t simply uproot our life, quit our jobs and move to a carefully curated farmhouse in the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
By the time it struck Jamaica, the storm had reached Category 5 strength, with gusts fierce enough to tear roofs from concrete homes, uproot trees and snap power poles.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
He marveled that any force, even an earthquake, had been strong enough to uproot it.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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