Sentence examples for was to root for from inspiring English sources

And their fan base realized how difficult it was to root for their favorite team not to win.

The point is that to root for Federer is to root for a Platonic ideal.

To know Dickey is to root for him.

To know him is to root for him.

In a New Yorker profile, Nick Paumgarten developed the theme: "The point is that to root for Federer is to root for a Platonic ideal," he wrote.

The older you are, the more likely you are to root for the Knicks.

And, as tempting as it is to root for the underdog, remember: Meryl Streep is the underdog.

"Maybe you can work it into your article somehow!" To meet Mendes, it turns out, is to root for her, to be smoothly recruited on to her team.

He was left to root for his teammates.

"If you think they're going to root for us, you're crazy".

It's hard to root for someone when they're all despicable.