How to Use deep-rooted in a Sentence

deep-rooted

adjective
  • Williamson’s ties with Arsenal are deep-rooted.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The fragility of this society is also deep-rooted.
    Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Strong, deep-rooted, living hundreds of years and towering skyward even as their massive limbs reach out expansively, these trees evoke awe.
    Joseph Bonasia, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • Far to the north, in the Montes de Maria region where Nawar Jimenez grew up, the terror instilled by armed groups is also deep-rooted.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Fifty percent of vegetation placed on an embankment should be deep-rooted, such as trees and larger plants whose leaves retain moisture — think succulents.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Many ornamental grasses are deep-rooted, which can increase competition for water and nutrients.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
  • No set of bonds is more deep-rooted, and the flux of those intimate connections, the fundamental passion energizing even the simplest interaction, imbue these wanderings with elemental power.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

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