break ground

phrase

1

: to begin construction

breaking ground on a new wing of the hospital

2

or break new ground : to make or show discoveries : pioneer

Examples of break ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That was about four months after Buc-ee’s broke ground near Dayton. — Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

But by the time of its July 28 ribbon-cutting ceremony, a little more than a year after breaking ground, Northlight had reached the finish line. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Micron has broken ground on two new chip manufacturing facilities that are expected to create more than 17,000 new jobs in the area. — Cj Haddad,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Stadium plans City staff said the project could begin with demolition in the Crown Center area in January, and then breaking ground for the new stadium construction in May 2027. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for break ground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground