6 sentences with 'root'
Example sentences and phrases with the word root and other words derived from it.
• « That a life is cut short when it begins to take root, just in childhood, is something he cannot accept. »
• « But undoubtedly the best known and most valuable of all is ginseng. It is called the root of life or the wonder of the world, the "pledge of immortality" because of its many qualities and because it can cure everything from asthenia to haemorrhoids and prevent ageing. »
• « Arianism quickly took root among many people, especially among the northern Germanic tribes, where Arian Christian missionaries made great inroads. Thus, Arianism quickly became the greatest and most persistent heresy of the early Christian church. »
• « For a time, the southern coast of Arabia was ruled by Persia through Arab clients, and Persia was clearly an important cultural influence (so great was the renown of the Persian Great King Khusrau that his name became the root of an Arabic word for king: kisra). »
• « Clearly, the priority was not an attempt to purge pagan culture, but the introduction of Christianity in a way that could more easily take root. »
• « The root of the problem was that the English kings were descendants of William the Conqueror, the Norman king who had crossed the English Channel in 1066 and defeated the Anglo-Saxon king who then ruled England. »