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

Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O’Connor toss a scoreless inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

Perez was quickly erased when Michael Massey hit a hard ground ball to Ty France to start a 3-6-3 double play.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

His hard ground ball to shortstop Willy Adames was flipped to second base for the final out of the game in what would be a 6-5 win for the Brewers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The rustling of the leaves seemed also to echo, as though reflected distantly from hard ground.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams