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

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

The Mariners tacked on another run in the frame on Pollock’s hard ground ball to third base that Luis Rengifo made a diving stop on and fired to first.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Clutching the saddle frame with one hand, I plunged the other into the saddlebag, yanked out the play book, then dropped off onto the hard ground.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood