How to Use take root in a Sentence

take root

idiomatic phrase
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  • That’s where ‘Kaitlin gets Seth hooked on pot’ took root.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Nov. 2023
  • If the lake didn’t linger, life might have struggled to take root.
    — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • That night in April, an idea took root and rippled through the restive crowd.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • But the seeds Kate planted in CT’s brain have taken root.
    — Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Over time, the asada way of life took root in Los Angeles.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • In the United States, meanwhile, a solipsism took root.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That was when the seeds of this issue’s exploration of the brand’s new direction took root.
    — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Most infections won’t take root, and your body will boot them out within a year or two.
    — Grace Browne, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The name had taken root in my brain and defeated all comers.
    — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The disease had taken root in her colon and spread to her liver, coating it in tumors.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Among the small firms that took root in this newly open environment was Google.
    — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But even as the team moves on to Sunday morning’s knockout game against Sweden, the seeds of doubt have taken root.
    — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • There is no occupier who can take root in our free land.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 9 May 2022
  • That debate is at the heart of public camping bans that have taken root in San Diego and other cities.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • As fruit-eaters, sun bears disperse seeds, helping plants to take root in new locations.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
  • As rich households take root in the Sunshine State, locals have started to scramble.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Abe, whose grandfather and former leader Nobusuke Kishi helped the church to take root in Japan, is now seen as a key figure in the scandal.
    — Time, 26 Sep. 2022
  • As with many hunters, my infatuation with Africa took root at a young age.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
  • Not everything is going smoothly as the changes take root.
    — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Pathways are lined with cutouts in the shape of African giant star grass, which migrated with enslaved Africans and took root alongside them.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2024
  • Lessons must be given time to take root and unfold like flowers, not forcefully pulled apart.
    — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 14 June 2023
  • The malignant what’s-wrong with-Chucky narrative had begun to take root.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • The falling seeds from red firs and pines that would naturally take root and help replenish the landscape with native conifers were torched in the fire.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Yet seeds of unease have taken root among residents like Ms. Henelund who say their voices have been drowned out.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Climbing hydrangea can also be used as ground cover, taking root where the suckers make contact with the ground and filling in the area.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
  • This violence took root in Mali in 2012 before spreading to its neighbors.
    — Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • Related The trio’s friendship took root by way of their weekend chill time away from the spotlight as adolescents.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The Great Depression ended that dream, and other developments took root in the 1960s.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Albuquerque is only one of dozens of programs that have taken root since 2020, the precise scope of which is different from city to city.
    — Time, 12 July 2023
  • This simple solution took root in McGriff’s mind and started her journey helping women and girls transform their lives.
    — Kathleen Toner, CNN, 19 July 2024

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