hit the ground

phrase

: to drop down to the ground suddenly

She hit the ground when the gunfire started.

Examples of hit the ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mulderrig, 60, hit the ground about 15 feet away from the Cadillac and never woke up. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Mike Jackson got a groin kind of chasing across the field, hit the ground weird. — Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Then, two plays later, Sneed dislodged the ball as Willis was about to hit the ground after a 9-yard advance. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Digging into the character was all the more challenging for both Pitt and Ayer given the compressed pre-production schedule and swift shoot, which required them to hit the ground running. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for hit the ground

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound