uproot
Example Sentences
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Some 480,000 Cambodians have been uprooted from their homes, and panic over real or just rumoured Thai air strikes has forced many families to move more than once.
From BBC
Most are followed by restorations, social consciousness being harder to uproot than political structures.
The fires burned thousands of structures across Los Angeles, displacing families and uprooting businesses.
From Los Angeles Times
The social and economic costs of uprooting are bigger than the tax savings.
From Salon
If he had decided to run for the Dallas-area seat, he would have had to resign from Congress, uproot his family and move to Texas.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
