break ground
Example Sentences
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Goucher will earn $7.5 million by leasing land to the neighboring senior-living community, which will break ground this fall on an expansion, bringing its total population from 400 to around 600 by 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Family members loaned Thang four glittering one-luong bars -- a standard Vietnamese unit equivalent to 1.2 troy ounces -- to break ground on his house in 2022.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Lawmakers know that most of these sites break ground long before the public even hears about them.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
They lost their 1923-era home in the fire, but are preparing to break ground on a new home in the same style as their old one.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
Because tobacco seeds require loads of water for them to break ground, many farmers plant nursery beds by the dambos where they can easily water them daily.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
