How to Use into the ground in a Sentence
into the ground
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Insert the stake into the ground, about 3 to 5 inches from the seedling.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
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But the black rectangles remain staked into the ground today.
—Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
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The best way to do it is to install hardware cloth or wire mesh skirting around these spots or bury them a few inches into the ground so skunks can’t dig under.
—Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
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In the low-elevation deserts of Eastern California, the sun sits high in the sky during late June and pours energy into the ground for much of the day.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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In Philadelphia, lawmakers lowered into the ground a time capsule – a gift to future Americans.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
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The structure is a massive concrete cylinder, 50 meters wide and 30 meters deep, held up by pillars sunk deep into the ground, capable of holding 50,000 cubic meters of stormwater — roughly the volume of 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
—Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
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