How to Use break ground in a Sentence

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  • That was about four months after Buc-ee’s broke ground near Dayton.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The school has already advertised for subcontractor bids and hopes to break ground next month.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Program officials expect the three teams to break ground before next summer.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ahlquist said his goal is to break ground on Heritage Square in early 2027.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • The school district broke ground at the site in January 2024.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Get the permit, secure the utility commitment and then break ground.
    — Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Depending on when construction ends up breaking ground, the consumer show may have to find a new home in the future.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • State backs fusion The company expects to break ground on the facility before the end of the year.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • If all goes as planned, the project could break ground as soon as mid-2027 or early 2028, Lochrie said.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In 2025, Whiteville broke ground on a downtown park that will include an amphitheater, walking path, and pond.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • Now called the second and third phase, the apartment buildings can’t break ground until the stoplight has been installed and the bulk of new commuters can turn left on State.
    — Mark Dee august 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The stadium broke ground last August and is expected to open sometime in 2028.
    — Vince Basada july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • The building broke ground in 1959, according to the New York Times and Reuters.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The project is slated to break ground in late summer of this year, and expected to be ready to provide shelter for families in 2027.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Back in April, the chain broke ground on a two-million-square-foot distribution center near Phoenix, set to open in 2028.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The project is expected to formally break ground and begin development in the first quarter of 2027.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The developers will next prepare construction drawings and take other steps in anticipation of breaking ground in about two years.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Scheppegrell and his neighbors argue developers should work out parking details before breaking ground.
    — Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Silvercloud 2, which is approved to bring 120 apartments to the area between State and North Roe, is yet to break ground.
    — Mark Dee august 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
  • While the Stones were being painted as genuine threats to society, the Beatles were breaking ground with their album Sgt.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • Rubens Barrichello bought a unit at Colette Residences, a luxury condo building that has yet to break ground.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The first of three tiny home communities for homeless seniors, 2461 Gardendale Road, broke ground this month.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The family purchased the property in 2020 and spent years preparing the land before breaking ground on the house earlier this year.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • The building garnered buzz across town, particularly for breaking ground in an area that is still recovering from the effects of Covid-19.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026
  • After that, district officials will break ground on Oak Terrace as well, beginning renovations on the building.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In April, the retailer broke ground on a 2 million-square-foot distribution center near Phoenix that is set to open in 2028.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Pasadena project broke ground just before the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But now, two schools are under construction, a library is set to break ground this summer, and a mega sports complex called Zebulon is expected to bring restaurants, shops and a hotel to the area.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Bennett has previously broken ground in terms of representation with Hallmark.
    — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Magazine made the case that, realistically, some of the projects in the city’s current capital improvement plan won’t break ground for many years — and, therefore, don’t need funding right now.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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