uproot
verb (used with object)
to pull out by or as if by the roots.
were uprooting
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past progressiveof uproot.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
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 Stewart Edward White
The King of Prussia was ordered to suppress the "League of Virtue," and French spies supposed they were uprooting patriotism by reporting it as treason to France.
From A Short History of Germany by Mary Platt Parmele
Here they were uprooting the stumps, turning the sod, planting Earth seed.
From Eight Keys to Eden by Mark Clifton
