How to Use the ground in a Sentence

the ground

noun
  • The ball could end up on the ground.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Crow helped guide them from the ground.
    — Dawn White, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Prune all dead trunks back to the ground.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • What does that look like on the ground?
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But even when wars stop, the threat is still in the ground.
    — NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • All that's left is her purse, on the ground by the gas pump.
    — Pamela Avila, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Despain is shown on the ground next.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There are long shadows on the ground.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Put the knife on the ground, alright.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Every house on my block burned to the ground.
    — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Magyar and his team fought back on the ground.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
  • There was no reporter on the ground with bias.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the ribs had lifted out of the ground.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But the ground game behind him went away, too.
    — Oliver Thomas, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There could be a restaurant on the ground floor.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • Lightning then jumps from the wheel to the ground.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • One sloth, the report said, fell to the ground.
    — Katie Surma, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • Fields scored twice on the ground and rushed for 48 yards.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The defense gave up way too many yards on the ground.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Once on the ground, the substance sticks to skin and clothes.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 June 2026
  • Herbs thrive in the ground if your soil matches their needs.
    — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 2 May 2026
  • It can be grown in pots or in the ground at a sunny spot.
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
  • Some of the shots were fired while the victim was on the ground.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The ball must be touched to the ground for points to be awarded.
    — Samuel O’Neal, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
  • Some may send up shoots from near the ground but below the grafts.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This will allow some of the snow and ice on the ground to melt.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Then cut the plants back to within a foot or two of the ground.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • Many died back to the ground, but are now sending up new shoots.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • Gas pumps at a BP were torn out of the ground.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • True lilies don’t need to be lifted in the fall and can stay in the ground.
    — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024

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