English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Ground" in Example Sentences
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1190922	He has the habit of spitting on the ground.	CM
2959065	This coat is so long it reaches the ground.	sharptoothed
277396	I'm afraid we can't make up for lost ground.	CM
25454	Leaves were dropping silently to the ground.	NekoKanjya
277265	The ground was blanketed with fallen leaves.	CM
277267	The ground was completely covered with snow.	CM
301179	He was fired on the grounds that he was lazy.	Eldad
2259445	The superintendent lives on the ground floor.	_undertoad
41650	That doesn't give you grounds for complaining.	CM
681672	The runner jumped over the hole in the ground.	Source_VOA
1713903	The ground started to shake and the alarm rang.	marcelostockle
242259	The ground was covered with frost this morning.	CM
58616	This kind of shoe is apt to slip on wet ground.	CM
2587043	The ground beef was found to contain horse meat.	Hybrid
22160	The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.	U2FS
3326726	A teaspoon of ground cinnamon is about two grams.	svhschinese
52474	In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.	Swift
2268190	The house is on the most level part of the ground.	_undertoad
526922	If you don't start behaving I'll have to ground you.	darinmex
315331	She was released on the grounds that she was insane.	CK
2464705	The ground was covered with a heavy blanket of snow.	sharptoothed
710077	A putrid smell came up out of the hole in the ground.	darinmex
326430	The old man tried to hide his money under the ground.	CK
48938	Students are forbidden to smoke on the school grounds.	CM
805486	The treaty did not ban nuclear tests under the ground.	Source_VOA
2639824	Tom hit one of the boys and knocked him to the ground.	CK
699997	We should lay down a few ground rules before we begin.	darinmex
1522373	My computer is connected to a properly grounded outlet.	erikspen
313391	She was fired on the grounds that she was often absent.	CM
313018	She grounded her students thoroughly in English grammar.	CM
2761474	The plane didn't have enough lift to get off the ground.	sharptoothed
55265	These houses were burnt down to the ground by the enemy.	CM
663912	The fat man jumped over the ditch and fell to the ground.	bluepie88
244296	In the Hanshin earthquake, the ground shook for a long time.	CK
3071476	Those pants are much too long. They almost touch the ground.	sharptoothed
27124	I drank too much and the ground seemed to spin under my feet.	NekoKanjya
681106	You're covering the same ground. We already talked about this.	Source_VOA
2986029	Tom leaned down to get a closer look at what was on the ground.	CK
2268529	The slope of the ground made it difficult to construct the road.	_undertoad
2957771	Tom put his duffel bag down on the ground, and then unzipped it.	CK
937598	After it rains and the ground is damp, it's easier to pull weeds.	CK
958666	My older sister was grounded for coming home too late last night.	darinmex
3235883	A sharp pain shot through Tom's body and he slumped to the ground.	patgfisher
28889	Our project didn't get off the ground until he joined the company.	CK
3098783	After falling off his bike, Tom writhed around on the ground in pain.	patgfisher
277191	In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.	CM
277264	The ground is still wet. As likely as not, the game will be cancelled.	CK
73021	A few months later they return to their breeding grounds in the Arctic.	CK
34769	A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.	CM
21208	You have no grounds for accusing Jill of stealing the stock certificates.	CM