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.
• That will help keep roots moist.
  — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
• Healthy roots are firm and white.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
• The roots frayed with nowhere to go.
  — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
• Fish nurse their young in these roots.
  — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
• What’s the root of your guys’ beef?
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
• Trim away any mushy, brown, or dead roots.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
• One project put him in touch with his roots.
  — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
• The bones are the same, the roots are the same.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
• Bay Area team roots too strong?
  — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
• The sport has deep Olympic roots.
  — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
• Dig a hole twice as deep and wide as the root mass.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026
• This way, your rope will have space to dry along with the roots.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
• Most of their roots are cut off when they're dug from the field.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
• It can also be used from roots to tips.
  — Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 29 May 2026
• Your pit should start to sprout roots and a stem in about six weeks.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
• Slice cabbage in half through root end.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
• Dirty Heads’ roots stretch back to that decade, too.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
• What side effects can maca root cause?
  — Ashley Abramson, Health, 4 Nov. 2025
• Much of the menu remains true to the roots here.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
• Spread roots evenly over the mound.
  — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
• Run the water a long time to reach deep roots.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
• Saks’s plan to get back to the top is to get back to its roots.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
• Give this shade tree plenty of room to spread its roots.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
• Think fungi, wild roots and shoots, and game meat.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
• If roots are buried too deeply, they can be smothered.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
• Pour enough on so that the water gets down to the roots.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 16 May 2026
• Look for pink growing points near the top of the root clump.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025

root

2 of 2 verb

• This one was built to root them in it.
  — Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
• Black took his own life as deputies tried to root him out.
  — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
• The bulk of them were not there to root on the home team.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
• Quite a few are still rooted here.
  — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
• What once felt old now feels rooted.
  — Fern Lebo, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
• Plant bulbs point side up and root side down about three times as deep as their width.
  — Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
• Dip the cut end in rooting hormone.
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 15 June 2026
• The kids have so many needs, rooted in their lives outside of school.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 12 June 2026
• Come to think of it, that might be a reason to root against Xavier.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
• Cousteau roots his pitch in economics.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
• Will thyme cuttings root in water?
  — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
• 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
• Over the years, Price has built a life rooted in action.
  — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
• Look for strong sturdy leaves that have a nice shape and that are rooted well in the soil.
  — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
• Dip the cut end of the stem into a rooting hormone.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
• Some were rooting first and foremost for Kevin.
  — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
• If planted too deep, the tree won't root into the soil as well and is more prone to rot.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
• None of this is rooted in fact from our perspective.
  — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• That’s what made Claude so fun to root against, really.
  — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
• Most sports become popular when there is one team to root against.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
• On Android, it is known as rooting.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
• Most of us can only dream of rooting on our favorite team from the stands.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
• This is a moment to root down — not in nostalgia, but in truth.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
• Much of this is rooted in his unique upbringing.
  — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 2 June 2026
• Make sure each cutting has a node, then either root the pieces in water or soil.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
• The best comedy, of course, is rooted in the truth.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2026
• Nothing survives those blasts, not even the trees that were rooted there for decades.
  — Tyler Hicks Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Most should root and be ready to continue growth in about eight to 12 weeks.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
• Peonies are shallow-rooted, so don't dig around their crown area too much.
  — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
• Dip the cutting in a rooting hormone.
  — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026