How to Use on the ground in a Sentence

on the ground

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  • The video ends with the man still on the ground under deputies.
    Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • Bend your knees to squat, then place your palms on the ground in front of your feet.
    Jenessa Connor, Health, 17 July 2026
  • Maria put on a mask against the putrid smell and lay down on the ground.
    Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026
  • Hamid dove on the ground after hearing a drone whiz by overhead.
    Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026
  • Residents have to sweep away the dead ones on the ground day after day.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • New Atlas is on the ground at this year's record-breaking event.
    David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
  • As the fires rage on, firefighters on the ground are grieving their dead.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Both agencies have used drones to search for potential threats on the ground and in the sky.
    Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • Her feet, in slip-on sandals, rested on the ground near a blue toddler-size chair.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • All 259 aboard were killed, along with 11 locals on the ground.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • The footage showed the man on the ground with one hand behind his back as the two agents surrounded him.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • The video shows Castro on the ground as the deputy checked on his wounded colleague.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Early on, its influence was far greater online than on the ground.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 July 2026
  • When the alley wall was clean, only about a third of cyclists dropped the flyer on the ground.
    Antonio Garrido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • There was a riot of noise, the yaps and yelps of a hound pack fighting an animal on the ground.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • After the play, Lasko could not get up and remained on the ground in the outfield.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Keeping your left leg straight and the ball of the left foot on the ground, bend your right knee and draw it into your chest.
    Jenessa Connor, Health, 17 July 2026
  • Aircraft dropped fire retardant and water on hot spots to slow the fire’s spread and help crews on the ground.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • So far, the reality on the ground in Gaza remains far from this road map.
    Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Here’s a look at some of the main clauses of the agreement and the situation on the ground.
    Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • During our time on the ground, we were not prevented from reporting.
    James Longman, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Your forces were on the ground but the United States authorized an airstrike.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
  • Aldis countered to a huge pop, but Gunther crossed over into a rear-naked choke on the ground.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Cass was sitting his heaving horse on the rim of the canyon, looking down at some sprays of fresh dirt on the ground below him.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • There are airstrikes going on outside, but Banias and her friends are looking at the bugs on the ground.
    Chana Joffe-Walt, The New York Review of Books, 14 July 2026
  • Three were on the floor over here in a prep area next to the kitchen, another three were over there on the ground next to the walk-in cooler.
    David J. Neal july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The tower would include retail space on the ground floor that could include something like a coffee shop.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • The couple remained on the ground in the extreme heat until neighbors saw them three hours later.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • In video that captured the shooting, three shots can be heard, appearing to have been fired at close range as the man was on the ground.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • There are two national guard members waiting in line at the Starbucks on the ground floor.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 July 2026

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