| It spread over the floor with a fecund exuberance that brought to mind cypress vines, plants that take root wherever they touch the ground. |
| She played the character as a fragile English rose struggling to take root in the immoral mire of Berlin. |
| Despite the great enthusiasm for American methods, Fordism, as it was becoming known, did not take root in Germany. |
| Trim up overhanging foliage from surrounding plants and simultaneously cut back any stray grass runners before they take root in adjacent beds. |
| As trees take root, they would begin absorbing carbon dioxide, turning the region back into a carbon sink. |
| Democracy will struggle to take root if abusive police practices and corrupt judges flourish. |
