Example Sentences

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Owners say they are easy to carry and set up and are safer than umbrellas, which can cause injuries or death when the wind uproots them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

It definitely is a very important topic, and something that needs to be addressed in a way that uproots all of it.

From The Verge • Mar. 29, 2022

Mara, a 37-year-old grieving from the loss of her child during a stillbirth, uproots her life and moves to a seaside town, where she works at a wine shop and slowly learns to heal.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022

This is not rebuilding but de-building that destroys houses, uproots trees and generates tons of debris, irreversibly degrading charming neighborhoods.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022

Though it humbles in its fury the lofty pine, and uproots the stubborn oak, it passes harmlessly over you, and you feel for once you are a free and independent man.

From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler