uproot

Example Sentences

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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 are followed by restorations, social consciousness being harder to uproot than political structures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

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

This depends on whether you've lost everything in your fire or need to uproot for a period of time while your home undergoes the restoration or partial rebuild period.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

He marveled that any force, even an earthquake, had been strong enough to uproot it.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret