break ground


Also, break new ground.

Words Nearby break ground

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How to use break ground in a sentence

  • The two other slaves complied with him; so they began to break ground with the tools they had brought for that purpose.

  • Lowndes, old man, go out and tell the coolies to break ground next to Jevins's grave.

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