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'grounds' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'grounds' with 8 example sentences.


grounds noun

: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

: the enclosed land around a house or other building

: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

: a justification for something existing or happening

: dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue


  • Students are forbidden to smoke on the school grounds.
  • Do you have any grounds for thinking so?
  • She resigned on the grounds of ill health.
  • We are looking for theories with scientific grounds.
  • A gardener takes care of the grounds.
  • There were coffee grounds left in my cup.
  • That doesn't give you grounds for complaining.
  • I’ll review any grounds for appeal.
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