uproot
verb (used with object)
to pull out by or as if by the roots.
are uprooting
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present progressiveof uproot.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Her neighbour, 71-year-old Kusum Mishra, who arrived 50 years ago, also dismissed the "petty compensation" offered, complaining that "they are uprooting us and destroying our lives."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
“And so a lot of these firms are uprooting from downtown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
Warming planet: More Americans are uprooting their lives for safer climates.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Searching for safety but determined not to leave Ukraine, the brand Ruslan Baginskiy is among the businesses that are uprooting amid war.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
The violators are trampling upon their own dignity, are uprooting their own foundations and are proud at being upheld by flatterers who exert a great effort to shake the faith of feeble souls.
From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá
