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Example sentences from the Web for roots It is a reasonable assumption, considering his roots in the Republican Party, in the Marines, and his proud Scots-Irish roots .
Hillary Gets a Challenger and He’s a Marine | David Freedlander| November 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
He made no bones about his great admiration for FDR, who was his mentor, and he had roots too in the Truman administration.
This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art | Scott Porch| November 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The roots of the violence can be found in the nearly six decades since Israel conquered Gaza and the West Bank.
The Radicals Who Slaughtered a Synagogue | Creede Newton| November 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
On The Tonight Show recently, Clinton was jamming alongside Questlove and The Roots .
George Clinton on Industry ‘Mobsters’ and How Nobody Wants to Listen to a Crackhead | Curtis Stephen| November 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Nicki Minaj popularized “yaaasssss” with her song “Yasss Bish” and she claims the pronunciation has roots in drag-queen culture.
Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist | Samantha Allen| November 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
All the things I know—legends, history, poetry, haven't any roots at all.
Captivity | M. Leonora Eyles
The roots are used as fuel; and their ashes make excellent ley for the manufacture of soap.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II | Robert Kerr
Persian walnut, I believe, when on its own roots , is more or less allergic to acid soil.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 | Various
Both had their roots in the past, both made new growth which blossomed at a later time.
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times | Alfred Biese
Besides, all sorts of roots that bring in good money are being dug every year throughout Maine.
The Outdoor Chums in the Big Woods | Quincy Allen
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adjective (of popular music) going back to the origins of a style, esp in being genuine and unpretentious roots rock
Derived forms of roots rootsy , adjective Words nearby roots root out, root position, root pressure, root resection, root rot, roots , Roots blower, rootserver, root sheath, roots music, rootstalk
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Words related to roots origin, lineage, birthplace, descent, genealogy, breed, kindred, race, blood, background, heritage, line, pedigree, parentage, family tree
Cultural definitions for roots (1976) A Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by the African-American author Alex Haley, later made into a popular television drama. It traces a black American man's heritage to Africa, where his ancestors had been captured and sold as slaves.
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