were uprooting
- past progressive of uproot.
Example Sentences
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They were uprooting the trees, and to Madhumita Bagh, who helps oversee the village’s mangrove efforts, it was like someone beating her child.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
When it made landfall, winds of up to 210 km/hr were uprooting coconut trees, ripping down electricity poles, and hurling slabs of corrugated tin and wood through the air.
From Reuters ● Dec. 22, 2021
As he went about gathering up his books he felt as if he were uprooting things.
From O Pioneers! by Cather, Willa Sibert
The great bodies of the alarmed beasts hurl themselves through the thicket, smash! bang! crash! smash! as though a tornado were uprooting the forest.
From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward
Here they were uprooting the stumps, turning the sod, planting Earth seed.
From Eight Keys to Eden by Clifton, Mark
