uprooted

Example Sentences

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Uprooted trees, rocks, bricks and mangled cars stick out of the thick mud in Fullol.

From BBC • May 15, 2024

Uprooted by Naomi Novik This novel disposes with the palace intrigue and warring kingdoms of many of its competitors to focus on a slower, folklore-inspired story.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2019

Uprooted, their grades dropped, their attitudes hardened and Erica started getting phone calls from school about misbehavior.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2018

Uprooted trees had blocked streets and smashed car windshields.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2017

Uprooted trees, a telephone pole, and the shingled roof of a small shed floated in the water behind the downed section of the bridge, trapped against the steel girder that now angled into the river.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret