How to Use rooted in in a Sentence

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Definition of rooted innext
  • And the looks do not have to feel overly rooted in the past either.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2023
  • One of the main fears of bread is rooted in its processing.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2023
  • And a lot of that confidence is rooted in Canales’ past.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
  • It was rooted in something that couldn’t and maybe wouldn’t always last for me.
    — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 6 June 2023
  • Three or four others at the bottom have rooted in place.
    — New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • According to Rivers, the team’s mind-set all week was rooted in their fight and belief.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • Much of the violence in the story is rooted in the natural world.
    — Taylor Penley, Fox News, 12 July 2023
  • Here are a few examples of plot points and details that are rooted in fact, and others that were changed in the movie’s retelling of the crimes.
    — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The gesture was rooted in kindness, but there was a payoff, too.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 2 June 2023
  • The concept of duality is rooted in the very essence of a hero, like a coin with two distinct faces.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But so much of their success in the past decade was rooted in the brilliance of coach Craig Bohl, who retired last winter.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Our values must be rooted in fairness and the dream of our own potential.
    — WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Those who oppose the bills say they are rooted in xenophobia.
    — Aria Jones, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • To make a distinctly Australian whisky, one rooted in his home city.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In the beginning, my decision to not share was rooted in a little bit of shame.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Vicky said being rooted in San Diego has had a huge influence on the business.
    — Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • How fitting to get to do it with this story, a story rooted in the invitation to see the love around us and to stand in our very truth.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
  • The show, which debuted its fifth season in August, is rooted in the idea that humans are, well, weird.
    — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Maybe some of this is rooted in getting the right kind of accolades needed to make the restaurant viable.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2024
  • The mayhem of those years — rooted in turf battles between drug gangs — made more sense to him than the crime that involves youngsters now.
    — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The cornerstone of healing for the Boes family is rooted in faith.
    — Emily Lippiello, ABC News, 9 May 2024
  • Voters liked that he was rooted in faith and family, even if their faiths differed.
    — Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Young’s reluctance to perform was largely rooted in concerns about the spread of Covid.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
  • The crackdowns, rooted in the cycle of wear-and-tear borne by sleepy beachside towns, sometimes reveal more about the host towns than about the hordes of incoming guests.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
  • On the other hand, your workout buddy might be in the market for a structured sneak that keeps her rooted in the ground but still keeps away a nagging heel pain.
    — Women's Health, 24 May 2023
  • Such fears are, in many ways, rooted in Hawaiian history.
    — Michael Corkery, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But the height of 10 gauge popularity in America is rooted in the Old West.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Whether these stories are rooted in truth or not, Hughey holds, this trope has consequences that extend far beyond the big screen.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Her return with The Body Remembers was rooted in the spirit of classic dance music.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
  • Fashion trends may come and go, but wedding dresses are almost always rooted in the past and tradition.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024

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