into the ground

phrase

: beyond what is necessary or tolerable : to exhaustion

… labored an issue … into the ground …

—Newsweek

Examples of into the ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adding something as simple as a hedge near a river slows down water and gives it time to seep deep into the ground. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

My chest was smashed into the ground and against my knees, and my face was ground hard into the rocky dirt of the trail. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

Trenton Police Department Body camera video showed officers eventually slamming him into the ground and pepper spraying him. — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 July 2026

About 35,000 to 40,000 seeds were placed into the ground to grow into the sprawling field. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Rhymes for into the ground

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