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Example sentences for "open ground"

  • He must come out and fight us on open ground, and for that we must ever be ready.

  • We passed over sandhills, through scrubs, and eventually on to open ground.

  • I then made down to where the horses should have passed along, and found some of them standing with their packs on, in a small bit of open ground, surrounded by dense scrubs, which by chance I came to, and nobody near.

  • Our shortest record of leaving a camp (On a piece of open ground.

  • A wall tent, with a large arbor of poles and boughs in front, stood on level, open ground a short distance from the creek, and facing the Blue Mountains, all ready for the governor.

  • While Porter was slowly forming his column, his skirmishers pushed forward over the open ground nearly to Groveton.

  • In the centre Jackson's right followed up Porter's retreating troops sharply; but the fire of the numerous guns searching all the open ground there, and the firm attitude of our troops, kept them at bay.

  • A few batteries occupied positions in advance of this ridge, and exchanged incessant fire with the enemy's guns across the wide, open ground.

  • Ground on which each side has liberty of movement is open ground.

  • On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way.

  • On open ground, I would keep a vigilant eye on my defenses.

  • A few springs brought him into the open ground, and in presence of the game.

  • There was a spot of open ground just a little to one side of where these trees stood.

  • Pennsylvanicus) shows a preference for low-lying meadows and wet, open ground through a wider, more westerly range.

  • The right of the brigade encountered a strong line of works in open ground, covered by artillery in position, which could not be overcome.

  • The movement was on open ground, and the only corps manÅ“uvre we had witnessed during the campaign.

  • The part of the new line built by the Thirty-sixth was on open ground, while the rebel position was masked by thick woods, and the fire from unseen batteries and sharp-shooters was harassing in the extreme.

  • The last rush had to be made across 200 yards of open ground in the face of a terrific shrapnel fire.

  • The undertaking appeared on the face of it an absolute impossibility, as it involved crossing a good deal of open ground in full view of the enemy.

  • But if by training you mean making the hawk fit to take ringing larks in open ground, the case is different.

  • As soon as our fire was burning good we mounted our horses and rode about one mile on to open ground.

  • As soon as we were on open ground we stopped and built a fire and dried our clothing, for we were as wet as drowned rats.

  • We made our way to open ground as quick as possible, rode about a half a mile and then stopped and loaded our pistols.

  • We traveled some four or five miles without seeing an Indian, but all this time we were on open ground.

  • The right of the regiment rested in open ground, near a negro's house, and the left extended into the woods in a north-west direction.

  • We halted in open ground, before we reached the river.

  • After advancing about a mile, we halted in open ground, and formed line of battle.

  • Elephants are generally observed to be bolder in open ground than in cover, but, if bold at all, far more dangerous in cover than in open ground.

  • On the upper side and all around the tank there was a considerable margin of open ground.

  • These plants, without being disturbed, were soon afterwards turned into the open ground.

  • He was standing on a little glade of about fifty yards across; this was surrounded upon all sides but one with dense thorny jungle, and he therefore stood in a small bay of open ground.

  • These birds are very wary and difficult to approach; but I at length got him into a large bush, surrounded by open ground.

  • They raised their spears ready for casting and one of the five hurled a burning branch across the narrow ribbon of open ground.

  • Half an hour later altered his course and returned to the ribbon of open ground.

  • Beyond a mile of open ground, flooded by Uda's silver rays, stood the towering stone walls of Ammad.

  • Abruptly the forest and jungle ended at open ground.

  • It was slowly gliding out into some open ground, with the intention of crossing to a thicket upon the other side.

  • Immense bands of the squirrels are observed in a particular neighbourhood, proceeding through the woods or across tracts of open ground, all in one direction.

  • I paid no more heed to them at the time; but a few minutes after, my attention was again drawn to them, by seeing them make a sudden rush across a piece of open ground, as if they were in pursuit of something.

  • Our horses and mules were picketed on a piece of open ground, each having his "trail-rope," which allowed a circuit of several yards.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "open ground" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    celestial body; made like; national authority; not long; open boat; open carriage; open circuit; open court; open door; open ground; open hand; open letter; open place; open plain; open prairie; open question; open sepulchre; open sight; open the; open vessel; open water; open wire; open work; opened unto; people began; three tablespoons