from the ground up

Example Sentences

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Justin Herbert is starting from the ground up in Mike McDaniel’s new-look Chargers offense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

"Everything has to be reviewed from the ground up with one objective: zero tolerance."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's clear that Italian football needs to be rebuilt from the ground up and that starts with changes at the top of the FIGC," Abodi said in a statement.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“If the company can now redesign their operations from the ground up to be AI-forward, their potential cost and performance advantage could be insurmountable,” Shmulik wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

He’d read somewhere that lightning struck up, not down—moved from the ground up.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen