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Example sentences for: root

How can you use “root” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

However, his undemocratic attitude and predilection for political patronage are seen by many Palestinians as the ultimate root of the malfeasance.
Part I: COMMON ROOTS...provide [s] in-depth coverage of 36 common roots and described, in detail, the dissection, analysis, reconstruction, definition, and commentary processes, followed by 24 exercise entries for each root or related roots.
Does court-ordered desegregation ever end ? At first, the Supreme Court said school authorities would be under federal supervision until they had discharged the "affirmative duty" to eliminate the "vestiges" of segregation, "root and branch."
While a few of the West's massive relief operations--Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda--have ended short-term suffering, many more have failed to root out the violence and corruption that gave rise to famine and anarchy in the first place.
Note that 'histo' is the root element.