uprooted

Example Sentences

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On both sides of the street, the sidewalk rises and falls, uprooted and cracked by shallow roots because over many decades, the trees were not properly maintained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 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

A month and a half later, Tibbs’ life was uprooted yet again, as the Red Sox moved him and Zach Ehrhard to the Dodgers in a trade for Dustin May.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Fearing for his life, he had escaped Syria after his family was uprooted again and again by fighting.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

He had never been uprooted; he had lived all his life in a secure home in Calcutta.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee