How to Use hit the ground in a Sentence

hit the ground

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  • This is the best way to hit the ground running in Ohio.
    — cleveland, 15 Jan. 2023
  • But the best way to fight jet lag is to just hit the ground running on day one.
    — Sarah Rappaport, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The San Diego native heard the guns, saw the muzzle flashes, smelled the cordite and hit the ground.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • But once the plane’s wheels hit the ground, the man next to him appeared to try to jump from the still fast-moving plane.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN, 9 June 2023
  • This means new players can hit the ground running right off the bat.
    — cleveland, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The men hit the ground as the blast hit, the smell of cordite and dust going deep into their nostrils.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • McBride had to reach back for the ball, then managed to stretch the ball over the goal line before his knees hit the ground.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Dirt and dust are seen flying as bullets hit the ground around her.
    — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The season appeared to hit the ground with a thud when Cousins went down with a torn Achilles in Week 8 against the Packers.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • This would make the cannonball fall but never hit the ground.
    — WIRED, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Napoli hit the ground running, squeezing the Rossoneri into their own 18-yard box in the first 15 minutes of the game.
    — Daniele Proch, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Johnson hit the ground hard after being fouled at the rim.
    — Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In that spirit, the actor appears to be ready to hit the ground running again.
    — Vulture, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Betting with house money is a great way to hit the ground running in Ohio.
    — cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Kenny knows how to fight really cool and fall and hit the ground hard and get up and look like a badass.
    — Rachel Seo, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Another loud bang echoed as the tower hit the ground, and in the next few minutes, clouds of dust spread across the area.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
  • Except when my left foot hit the ground, a terrible sound cracked out of my body.
    — Hazlitt, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This is why in some cases objects of different mass will hit the ground at the same time.
    — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
  • With its high weight limit of 420 pounds, riders of all sizes can hit the ground (or gravel) rolling.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 14 June 2023
  • New players can hit the ground running with an extra $200 in bonus bets for this week.
    — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Video footage obtained by the Union-Tribune caught the moment the bullet hit the ground and the scramble that followed.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2023
  • Johnson came down with the ball as his back and knee hit the ground, which most considered a touchdown.
    — Joe Reedy, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Cancer June 21-July 22 Get ready to hit the ground running!
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Much like bodysuits and claw clips, the chunky sneakers resurgence has hit the ground running.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, goodhousekeeping.com, 3 June 2023
  • And -- and a lot of the other candidates are -- are kind of turning their machines on and -- and starting to hit the ground.
    — CBS News, 11 June 2023
  • The ball hit the ground on only six of them, and only two were actual misses.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Medvedev dumped a ball into the net to end his challenge, and Djokovic hit the ground, his head down in grace and perhaps in disbelief.
    — Claire Cardona, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Tons of twisting steel groaned and then hit the ground with a resounding boom, which echoed across Sparrows Point and sent up a cloud of dust.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
  • More:Nikki Haley wants to hit the ground running in New Hampshire.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Rowell and the rest of the platoon immediately hit the ground.
    — Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2023

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