uprooted

Example Sentences

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And how much does she dedicate to Nothingness Flats, her home in the Mojave Desert that’s being uprooted and flattened for the sake of a massive solar array?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The couple now live in Berlin, having uprooted their lives a second time - this time to escape conflict, not a nuclear disaster.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

But I feel very small, and very uprooted, and well — desperate.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien