The energy is then collected by the citadel, whose roots sink deep into the foundations of Pryan.

They are larger and stronger than the incisors, and their roots sink deeply into the bones, and cause well-marked prominences upon the surface.

As though land on an asteroid weren't strange enough, strange plants, coiling black tendrils abounded, their strange roots sunk in deep, smoking fissures.

Immediately the roots about his feet released their grip and sank into the earth and the main portion of the tree shuddered violently, limbs thrashing the air and showering needles in all directions.

She saw that the tree's roots had sunk themselves into shallow soil that was now overrun by the runoff stream; when the soil had washed away, the tree had fallen.

And those rotting roots had sunk even deeper, Cadderly knew.

Still, this general part of Louisiana was where her roots had sunk deeply, for better or for worse.

Fear's roots seek out every dark part of you, every memory, every nightmare, and, once found, the roots sink into those dark parts and drink deep.

There is little in the way of small-town ties or big-city amenities - grandparents and cousins, longtime neighbors, vibrant boulevards, homegrown shops - that let roots sink in deep.

"We've challenged some sacred cows, and I'd like to see their roots sink and they continue to grow up."