How to Use off the ground in a Sentence
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His teammates were in tears as he was being helped off the ground.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
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Pick fallen fruit off the ground, though opossums can climb, too.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
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Place the bat house in a sunny spot at least 15 feet off the ground.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
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At one point we were tilted at a steep angle with at least one wheel high off the ground.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026
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Staking helps keep the stems upright and the flowers off the ground.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026
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Williams then wrapped his hand under her neck and squeezed, lifting her off the ground by her neck.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
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Lift the feet off the ground, keeping the shins parallel with the floor.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
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Numerous creatives have tried to get a movie off the ground, to no avail.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
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Place your right foot on the box, and press through it to lift your left foot off the ground and onto the box.
—Rikkilynn Shields, HEALTH, 25 Aug. 2026
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The heel is barely tall enough to lift the foot off the ground and can only be seen from the side view of the shoe.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
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The hunters decided to try winching the carcass off the ground so that the meat could cool.
—Rich Larocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
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But negotiations have failed for months to get back off the ground.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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Lift your arms and legs off the ground and hold for two to three seconds before lowering them.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2026
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Trim shrubs so they are lifted off the ground, thin out dense ground cover, and keep plants from touching the house.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
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Getting a bar off the ground in New York City is not for the faint of heart.
—Bethany Heitman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
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Miley has been doing this for long enough to know what kind of lead single will get an album off the ground.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
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The deal comes as the city pushes to get more projects off the ground while wrestling with the region’s high housing costs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
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Getting data center projects off the ground may have just gotten a lot harder.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
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Getting a restaurant off the ground can be fraught with unexpected costs.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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The struggle was so intense that the child was lifted off the ground, police said in their statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
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Lift your head, neck, and shoulders slightly off the ground and bring your knees up to tabletop position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 23 June 2026
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To get the giving circle off the ground, Bonanotte got the word out in part through word of mouth.
—Francine Knowles, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
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Heel raises Stand with your feet flat on the floor, then raise up onto your toes, lifting your heels off the ground.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
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But hitting off the ground is probably going to be tough because of the tall driver-like shape.
—Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
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Getting a theme off the ground is one thing; keeping it airborne all the way to the finish line is quite another!
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
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An electric charge lifts it off the ground, and billions of years of tiny meteorite strikes have left every grain sharp and jagged.
—Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
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The right clear high heel or sandals can give the appearance of going shoeless, while still keeping your bare feet off the ground.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
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According to the lore, a nest built unusually high off the ground predicts a snowy winter.
—Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2026
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In the meantime, McKenzie is focused on getting the product off the ground.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
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As a shark, John has invested in a number of businesses, helping entrepreneurs get them off the ground.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
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