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

Resident Evil has hit the ground running in its box office opening as the reboot reaches unprecedented heights for the franchise. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

The show spent its first season finding its footing, but the second season hit the ground running. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Salah’s future was not resolved until March, by which time Semenyo had joined Manchester City and hit the ground running. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

And Joy Shen will hit the ground running in Cambridge, MA in sporty sneakers at Harvard College. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for hit the ground

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