hard ground

American  

noun

1. an etching ground applied to the surface of a plate held over a small flame and spread by a dabber or brayer.

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Example Sentences

Whatever hope the solar system may offer, all real wars come down to hard ground truths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

Often too sleepy to fly, the insects crash into the hard ground or almond trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

Marlowe stayed on a 1-2 slider from Twins starter Kenta Maeda and hit a hard ground ball up the middle and into center field.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Ty France made a nice lunging stop on Alec Bohm’s hard ground ball to the right side, firing to second for a force-out.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Both Seven and Valley landed with a thud on the hard ground on the other side of the Cursed Forest mud trap—scared but alive.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega