is uprooting
- present progressive of uproot (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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As global temperatures climb, the researchers note that deer expansion is uprooting existing predator-prey dynamics.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Jonah, who is uprooting his life to follow her across the country, tries to hide his shock as he returns Amy’s ring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2020
I don’t have the offer yet, so this may be all conjecture, but my big worry is uprooting my kid and starting over somewhere else.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2018
Unimin is uprooting trees, gouging out topsoil, and tearing down the nearby hills.
From Salon ● May 21, 2012
The pioneer of his race, he is uprooting a huge tree, all unconscious that another figure is laboring at his side.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 by Various
