How to Use the ground in a Sentence

the ground

noun
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  • 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
  • The 13-year-old’s older sister shoved the boy to the ground.
    — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • The fourth video shows the drone airborne to the sound of cheering from the ground crew.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Video shows one of the deputies push the woman to the ground, at which point the 21-year-old runs at the deputy.
    — Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The 18-year-old fell to the ground and lay prone as deputies detained his hands, the video showed.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
  • Kelce then appeared to turn around, grab the man’s phone and smash it on the ground.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As Lopez tumbled to the ground, his hand left the backpack.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
  • How to: Sit with your spine straight and tall and your feet flat on the ground, hip-width apart.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Patrick has hit his head on the ground and was bleeding, said Carl.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
  • As a crane raised the cross off the ground, a sort of graffiti could be seen.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The first photo shows van de Pol on the ground with her mouth wide open in shock.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Areas along the lakeshore, though, should still see 3 to 6 inches on the ground.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Low lunge: From the lunge position, drop your back knee to the ground.
    — Women's Health, 11 July 2023
  • The video shows Dotson on the ground in a robe inside the home, and a handgun on the floor next to him.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • On the ground, the running back has rushed for 26 yards on nine carries.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Holmes tripped and fell on his back and the man jumped on top of him, holding him to the ground, and grabbed at his phone.
    — David Hulen, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The officer fires two shots, and Nunez tumbles to the ground.
    — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The colonel had led some of the forces that cut straight across Gaza to the Mediterranean shore in the first days of the ground invasion.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The flight attendant floated up to the ceiling then slammed to the ground.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 12 July 2023
  • If lightning strikes the tree, the ground charge from the strike could travel into you.
    — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2024
  • If lightning strikes the tree, the ground charge from the strike could travel into you.
    — Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The trick is to give them something to climb, or else their vines will languish in a mildewy mess on the ground.
    — Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
  • The cutting will take four to six weeks to root before it can be transferred to the ground.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The inmate used bedsheets and tied them together to drop down to the ground from the roof.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 13 July 2023
  • While the teenager was still on the ground, the man then fired again, shooting him in the arm, Ralph told police.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The victim told police he had been knocked to the ground by two males who had Glock-style guns.
    — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • After October 7th, the ground rules changed, and the goal changed.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In a graphic clip that was shared on social media, the bloodied and bruised rapper can be seen hunched over on the ground following the attack.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024

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