Sometimes the dancers move with an apparently aimless restlessness, as if they lack social roots or even literal homes.

Unlike the vascular plants, bryophytes lack true roots or any deep anchoring structures.

The entire root is roughly conical, but can be occasionally global, about 5-20 centimeters in diameter, and lacks side roots.

Like the other species in the order Psilotales, it lacks roots.

But too much stylistic mixing can result in amorphous works that lack clear roots and the grounding of a tradition.

A package of frozen french fries lacks roots that reach into the deep chambers of human consciousness.

Democracy lacks deep roots in Nigeria, which has been ruled by generals for almost the entire period since independence from Britain in 1960.

They lacked leaves or true roots but did have simple vascular tissue.

This is an issue in many made-up dishes: because they lack real roots, they can be made to appear to have originated almost anywhere.

You lacked really strong human roots, perhaps, and have now found stronger ones.