rooting

Example Sentences

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Trump and Mamdani will be rooting for the same team on Monday night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Giving those countries a rooting interest in the World Cup could have done a lot to goose TV viewership and broadcast revenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The popularity of Mr. Harris’s later novels featuring Hannibal faded: “Hannibal” was dismissed by Martin Amis as being, “on all levels, a snorting, rooting, oinking porker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The accusation that voicing criticism of a campaign waged on flawed assumptions and fanciful expectations means rooting for the enemy is repugnant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Mom and I watched the show together, and we never stopped rooting for Ruby.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks