hit the ground

phrase

: to drop down to the ground suddenly

She hit the ground when the gunfire started.

Examples of hit the ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From January through the end of August this year — the most recent month for which Federal Aviation Administration data is available — planes landing at O’Hare averaged 20 minutes to taxi to their gates once their wheels hit the ground. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

The Learjet hit the ground with enough force to create a crater before bursting into flames. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

The character was so thoroughly developed that Yerou and her team could hit the ground running on a marketing campaign. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026

Chunks of green and yellow hull hit the ground around me, cycling back to the soil. — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for hit the ground

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound