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

Clark was called for a technical foul in the opening moments after a no-call on a hard screen set by Jonquel Jones that knocked the All-Star guard to the ground. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

The agents struggled to detain him, the complaint said, and Hurtado-Cariaco placed the HSI agent in a chokehold when the two fell to the ground. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Once the assault began, the ground robots forced the Russian soldiers into cover, where they were then struck by the drones. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Video footage of the incident appears to show two officers struggling with Hardy, with one of them punching her before taking her to the ground. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for the ground

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