the ground

noun

: the surface of the earth

An apple fell to the ground.

The flight was watched by many observers on the ground.

Examples of the ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her feet never left the ground — until two other agents tackled her onto the concrete. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Remove summer weeds, till the ground and test the soil acidity to adjust if needed. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

In Iceland, researchers will release 80 weather balloons over a 26-hour period to examine how the eclipse influences Earth’s atmospheric boundary layer — the layer of the atmosphere closest to the ground. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The spacecraft, named Link, was rotating on multiple axes, rendering it unable to maintain a reliable communications link with the ground and complicating efforts to arrest the spin. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the ground

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