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

The announcement came Wednesday as Baptist Health broke ground on a new neuroscience facility in Kendall that will bear his name. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Recently, the Department of the Air Force alongside Northrop Grumman broke ground on the new final assembly line at Air Force Plant 42. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

The project could break ground in early 2027, according to that state filing. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

And SpaceX plans to break ground next year on an even bigger Starship launch site — the $100 billion, 12-pad Starbase Louisiana complex. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Oct. 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