solid ground

Example Sentences

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Finding solid ground, not necessarily common ground, is the motivating mission of most space missions.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Though he had found the case to be on solid ground, he now told the judge in a brief that it was marginal compared with other excessive-force prosecutions and that the woman’s injuries were minor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

USC didn’t look early on like a team that had found solid ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

That choice gives you solid ground to abide by your mother’s actions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Instead, he determined the companions would travel some distance from the edges of the swamp, keeping to solid ground and following a path half-circling the bog until they reached the moors.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander