uprooted

Example Sentences

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At least three former colleagues of mine have uprooted their families, changed jobs and moved overseas within the last few years.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Yet few buyers are willing to invest in a place that may be completely uprooted.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Uprisings rocked and, in some cases, uprooted strongman rulers in places such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Unlike Mann, Mr. Buruma writes, Furtwängler “could not imagine being uprooted from the German soil.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I walked along the whole edge of the island until I found Daisy sitting on an uprooted barkless tree that had beached here as some flood receded.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green