How to Use root for in a Sentence

root for

verb

• That’s an easy guy to root for.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
• We’re supposed to root for this guy?
  — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
• For now at least, Leafs fans can root for the tank.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
• And there are lies, so many untruths that one doesn’t know who to root for.
  — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
• Who are the heroes they’re supposed to root for?
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
• Yes, viewers will be rooting for her.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
• Worse, in many ways, the show has so few characters to root for now.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
• Sean McIndoe has a guide on who to root for.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Like a pig rooting for truffles.
  — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
• The main problem, of course, was that there were not enough people to root for.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
• Next, remove the plant from its pot to inspect the roots for any black or mushy spots.
  — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
• Everyone was rooting for this kid to walk out the door.
  — Louis Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
• The soccer matches are all about rooting for your team.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2026
• Or begin to root for yet another out-of-state team.
  — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
• Always root for the fan, always root for the players.
  — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
• What happened next is what friends say made Renfroe so easy to root for.
  — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 10 June 2026
• The rest of us just want to root for our national team and be proud of our country.
  — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
• Is there any chance that’s enough to put past rivalries aside and root for the Knights?
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Check the roots for any that are mushy, black, or smelly, and cut these off before repotting.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
• There is little doubt who Brazilian fans will be rooting for.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
• Remember, our fans are rooting for us.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
• Little kids rooting for France ran out of food lines with their parents.
  — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
• Lamar Jackson has always been easy to root for, and to admire.
  — Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
• So for now, he's got training to do and a whole county already rooting for him.
  — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
• But the players don’t want fans rooting for either team to get hurt because of it.
  — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 9 June 2026
• Their interactions tug on heartstrings and set us up to root for both when the creeps come in.
  — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
• But this unassuming nature is why people root for him.
  — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
• A lot of family members root for (the) Padres.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
• Not just in contrast to the hijinks around them, the two feel grounded and worth rooting for.
  — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
• The moment Rhaenyra checks the fake Daeron’s roots for traces of dye and finds nothing.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026