Examples of 'ground was broken' in a sentence

Meaning of "ground was broken"

The phrase 'ground was broken' is commonly used to describe the beginning or commencement of construction or development activities. It signifies the moment when the first physical work or action takes place, typically symbolized by a ceremonial breaking of the ground with a shovel or machinery

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Ground was broken for construction of the hospital.
Close to the coast, the ground was broken by wadis.
Ground was broken that same year.
All that was lost was a photo op. Ground was broken.
Ground was broken for laying rail.
On the city of Newark, New Jersey's After decades of planning, ground was broken today.
Ground was broken and construction was begun.
Streets were laid out and ground was broken for the first houses in 1907.
Ground was broken for the church.
The town unanimously accepted the gift on September 3, 1908 and ground was broken the next month.
Ground was broken for both new buildings on the same day.
After several years of site preparation, ground was broken in August 2001 in Kumho, North Korea.
Ground was broken.
In January ground was broken for the Goldboro gas plant.
Ground was broken Friday at the site.

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Around that time, the ground was broken to provide access to the Klett passage.
Ground was broken at what is to be the Robert.
Throughout the 1990s, when ground was broken on construction projects in Kashtak, laborers repeatedly uncovered remains.
Ground was broken on the building site in Manhattan the following year.
As of May 2017 ground was broken for the building of the Bill Monroe museum.
Ground was broken for the new factory on July 5 that year.
By 1953 ground was broken for school building with five new classrooms.
Ground was broken for the school and administration building in Sharon in the spring of 2000.
In November 2013 ground was broken for two hotels to be built above the parking facility.
Ground was broken on May 7.
In June of 2007 ground was broken for a new terminal building, with construction completed a year later.
Ground was broken for a new church in 1959 and it was completed the following year.
Ground was broken in 1903 and the new building was opened the next year.
Ground was broken for construction in 1928, and the cornerstone was laid that same year.
Ground was broken on July 13 of that year.
Ground was broken for the present church building in September 1954.
Ground was broken on the site in November 2002, and construction is well underway.
Ground was broken in 1967 for construction of a new, modern laboratory building at Fort Detrick.
Ground was broken for the new Comerica Park during the 1997 season.
In 1969, ground was broken on a new stadium for the Cowboys to replace the Cotton Bowl.
Ground was broken at the Belchertown State School in March of 1919.

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