rooting
Example Sentences
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And intriguing developments—such as Christopher’s newfound magical ability to inhabit the minds of animals or the introduction of a villain finally worth rooting against—don’t yet cohere into a deeper meaning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Texts lit up my phone this morning from friends who had wasted most of their lives rooting for the Angels: Arte Moreno was finally selling the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
I have spent most of my life rooting for anonymous Padres and Chargers squads that nobody in the national media cares about.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
And then there’s that other classic Washington move: rooting out fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
As a family, Mary Jane, Ed, and their six kids had a reputation for kindness and for their love of sports—the kids playing, and everyone watching and rooting.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
