uprooting

Example Sentences

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Remaining in an existing home has powerful appeal compared with uprooting one’s life and relocating to somewhere new and unfamiliar.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The fires burned thousands of structures across Los Angeles, displacing families and uprooting businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

One by one, the anchors holding people in place - home, community, family - have been loosened by the constant uprooting of Gaza's population and the razing of its neighbourhoods and streets.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Some employers are trying to bring workers together without alienating or uprooting them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2025

For our family, the uprooting is a choice.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung