How to Use root in a Sentence

root

1 of 2 noun

• Pull weeds up by the roots so that they don't grow back.
• Elm trees have shallow roots.
• You can tell that she dyes her hair blonde because her dark roots are showing.
• This way, your rope will have space to dry along with the roots.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
• The root buds around the edge of the stem should be visible.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024
• Your pit should start to sprout roots and a stem in about six weeks.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
• The crown is where grass shoots and roots meet and grows at the soil level.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2023
• Turns out their roots lay in the Kent State massacre of 1970.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2024
• The roots are strong and spread just as quickly as the tree grows above ground.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
• Place the orchid in the pot and gently pack the potting mix around the roots.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2024
• In the evening, the water may puddle and cause the roots to rot, Stewart added.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
• The fourth house, which is at the bottom of the chart, is your roots, your home, your family.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 6 Sep. 2023
• In 1898, the square was seeded with oaks, whose roots spread and surfaced, like keloid scars.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• With the root end still attached, cut it into 1/2-inch pieces.
  — Jessica Harlan, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
• Becker argued that the bank run was the central root cause of the bank’s failure.
  — Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 16 May 2023
• This creamy, spreadable mask applies like a dream from root to ends.
  — Sarah Y. Wu, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
• Pull up the root system (if the root system is still intact, see steps for large plants).
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
• The small insects suck on plant roots and grow from about the size of an ant to almost the size of a full-grown cicada.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
• This is a project that is so intrinsic to Rebel and her Australian roots.
  — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 24 May 2023
• But Monken hasn’t drifted far from his roots, at least not Sunday.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
• And plants can grow deep-reaching roots to get a drink from far underground.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• Each side kept the other in the fight, while the root causes of the conflict remained unaddressed.
  — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
• Transplant carefully, holding the soil ball around the root system in the process.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
• Examine the roots to look for signs of disease or rotting.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
• Her loose curls were pulled back into a half-updo that featured a fishtail braid at the roots.
  — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
• Amma is a root word for 'mother' in Cherokee and 'love' in Portuguese.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
• The brand has become known on its campus but seeks to expand beyond its roots.
  — Cordell Jones, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
• Spray it directly on the roots or scalp to camouflage any area.
  — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
• In the wake of a tragedy, the Maui Invitational is returning to its roots.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• For smaller areas like yards, pulling weeds up by the roots can prevent them from reproducing.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024

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root

2 of 2 verb

• Come to think of it, that might be a reason to root against Xavier.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
• Slice the fruit down the middle, stem to root, to create two halves.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• Celtics have a die-hard fan base that’s going to root hard for the Celtics.
  — David Marchese David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
• And so, the Pacers are rooting against the Rockets down the stretch of the season.
  — Tony East, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
• Galloway, rooted at the bottom of the stairs, took a shot.
  — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• This gives the plant enough time to settle into the ground and start rooting ahead of the first frost.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
• The hogs continue to root around in the yard as dogs bark in the background along the quiet cul-de-sac.
  — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Feb. 2023
• Most of us can only dream of rooting on our favorite team from the stands.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
• In some spots, the rocks are piled high enough to peek out of the water, and mangroves and other coastal plants will root there.
  — Alex Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2022
• Keep the faith and root down into the depth of your very being in order to get yourself there.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
• Nothing survives those blasts, not even the trees that were rooted there for decades.
  — Tyler Hicks Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• New sod has a harder time rooting down through the debris and may have a spongy feeling for a while.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
• In fact, the importance of these flags is rooted less in the final product and more in the creation process.
  — Aryelle Siclait, Women's Health, 7 June 2023
• That was always part of the job: to root around for authenticity in the morass of a disease.
  — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
• And Armond will be there in Las Vegas to support and root his brother on.
  — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
• Not a lot of thought went into canopy and root stock and irrigation.
  — Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• And if Musk’s team rooting around under Sin City can’t advance this strange year of the tunnel, what will?
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
• Spread right foot as wide as possible and root into the floor, then shift weight into right leg and lift left foot off the ground.
  — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
• The pre-teen can be seen in full riding gear, practicing jumps on her horse as her dad rooted her on.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
• While there wasn't a reason to root against the 6-10 teams listed above, the Panthers are a different story.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 5 Jan. 2023
• More so to leave people rooting, as many will, for the vindication of the accused.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• At this point, Sparks plucks each of the rooted slips off the sweet potato and plants them about a foot apart from one another in dirt that’s at least a foot deep.
  — Alex Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• Quite a while ago, our team started to root ourselves in the conversation-print genre.
  — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
• A lot of people are rooting against Patrick Mahomes because he’s been there.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Cameroon roots Ouandji Nana was raised in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
• The delay could be rooted, at least in part, in the leadership changes on both campuses.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
• Today, though high up in her treehouse, both feet are rooted firmly in place.
  — Oliver Cano, ELLE Decor, 23 June 2023
• The two of them are excited to have a personal rooting interest in the team.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2023
• All the while, the fan has a rooting interest and a financial interest in the player.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• That poem is about longing for something deeper rooted to give me that sense of belonging.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024