How to Use the ground in a Sentence

the ground

noun

• Some of the shots were fired while the victim was on the ground.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
• The ball must be touched to the ground for points to be awarded.
  — Samuel O’Neal, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024
• The 13-year-old’s older sister shoved the boy to the ground.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• The fourth video shows the drone airborne to the sound of cheering from the ground crew.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• True lilies don’t need to be lifted in the fall and can stay in the ground.
  — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
• The geckos were found on rocks, in or around caves, at the bases of trees and on the ground.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
• Video shows one of the deputies push the woman to the ground, at which point the 21-year-old runs at the deputy.
  — Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
• The 18-year-old fell to the ground and lay prone as deputies detained his hands, the video showed.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
• Kelce then appeared to turn around, grab the man’s phone and smash it on the ground.
  — Michaela Zee, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
• Hall then left the driver's side of the vehicle and fell to the ground.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
• As Lopez tumbled to the ground, his hand left the backpack.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
• How to: Sit with your spine straight and tall and your feet flat on the ground, hip-width apart.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 8 Mar. 2023
• Nearly all of the ground gained over the club’s mid-June hot streak has been lost.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
• Patrick has hit his head on the ground and was bleeding, said Carl.
  — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
• As a crane raised the cross off the ground, a sort of graffiti could be seen.
  — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 21 Apr. 2023
• The first photo shows van de Pol on the ground with her mouth wide open in shock.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• Areas along the lakeshore, though, should still see 3 to 6 inches on the ground.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
• The cops chased after him and tackled him to the ground, the police source said.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
• Low lunge: From the lunge position, drop your back knee to the ground.
  — Women's Health, 11 July 2023
• The video shows Dotson on the ground in a robe inside the home, and a handgun on the floor next to him.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2023
• On the ground, the running back has rushed for 26 yards on nine carries.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• In the videos, Kelce then appears to turn around, grab the man’s phone, smash it to the ground, pick it up again and walk away.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
• Holmes tripped and fell on his back and the man jumped on top of him, holding him to the ground, and grabbed at his phone.
  — David Hulen, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
• The officer fires two shots, and Nunez tumbles to the ground.
  — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Their passing on the ground and movement was perfect.
  — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
• The functionality of the human on the ground and the mecha themselves do also look more involved, though.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
• Uribe used his patrol car to knock Childers and his motorcycle to the ground, prosecutors said.
  — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
• People gathered near the site to get a front row seat to the ground-shaking event.
  — Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
• Once on the ground, the substance sticks to skin and clothes.
  — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 June 2026
• Picard and his fellow soldiers were trained to hit the ground at the whistle of a shell to avoid shrapnel.
  — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026