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

Replacing them with someone who can hit the ground running makes perfect business sense. — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

With the season opener against North Carolina in Ireland just one month away, TCU football hit the ground running in its first fall camp practice Wednesday. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026

There were glimmers of form from Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) and Anthony Elanga (Sweden), both of whom need to hit the ground running in the coming season. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

A couple of years later, the FCC also began requiring operators to disclose whether their satellites were designed to burn up in the atmosphere at the end of their lives or if the spacecraft were likely to survive the trip home and hit the ground. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for hit the ground

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