uproot
Example Sentences
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To work for peace is to uproot war from ourselves and from the hearts of men and women.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
Efforts to help the crisis-hit industry include the government's latest 130-million-euro "arrachage" fund that opened last Friday, offering subsidies to loss-making owners to uproot their vines.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
As women water vegetables and uproot weeds in a rural corner of north-eastern Nigeria, men in uniform stand guard nearby holding huge rifles.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
The move will mean Trismik’s team of one Brit, one Italian and one Finn will have to uproot their lives in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
“Mr. Branitt, please uproot this... this stringy weed.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.