uproot
verb (used with object)
to pull out by or as if by the roots.
had uprooted
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past perfectof uproot.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Christophe Munyanderu, coordinator of a Congolese human rights organization for Irumu territory, said the attack had uprooted many again.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2023
Peering into the darkness, they realized the wind had uprooted an 80-year-old elm tree in their neighbor’s front yard.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
Alejandra Gutiérrez, 59, had uprooted herself to make a life in a new country, working hard as a housekeeper to provide for her family in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
According to local news reports, forest trackers were driving him back into the forest with drums and “weird shrieks” when he was killed by live wires dangling from an electrical pole he had uprooted.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2020
Sometimes the townspeople came to stand on the bridge and watch the struggle as the carp splashed their way back to the pools from which the flood had uprooted them.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
