How to Use ground floor in a Sentence

ground floor

noun
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  • The stairs were added to link the ground floor to the childrens’ rooms on the second floor.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The Mudd Club, a punk-rock venue, was on the ground floor, playing host to bands like X and the B-52s.
    — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Both The Charles and the hotel are to feature restaurants on the ground floor.
    — Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Rum offers consumers the chance to get in at the ground floor.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The survivors were on the ground floor while the four victims were on the second and third floors.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • This time around, Tomlin is coming in on the ground floor.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The house is built on a slope, with steps leading up to the front door and a living room on the ground floor.
    — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 10 June 2021
  • All ground floor apartments will have front porches to open to the street.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • All ground floor apartments would have front porches open to the street.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2022
  • New sports bar on ground floor has 16 TVs and live betting.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The ground floor of Caviar Russe now has a raw bar, Champagne, and cocktail lounge.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Three floors lost walls and windows, and a store on the ground floor was reduced to rubble.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2022
  • On the ground floor of the former Gramercy Park Hotel last night.
    — Curbed, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Seawater flooded the ground floor to a depth of over 8 feet.
    — Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • Look out for the 40-meter-high waterfall and gourmet food stalls on the ground floor.
    — Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
  • Long freight trains snake along the ground floor of America.
    — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Funke and Mortensen were on the ground floor of the off-campus residence and the killings took place on the second and third floors.
    — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Heade lives on the ground floor while the upstairs, with two bedrooms and a bathroom, were rarely used.
    — oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The phone in McGuinness’s office, on the ground floor of the Surfside town hall, rang nonstop.
    — Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The building on the east would serve as a welcome center with a coffee shop on the ground floor.
    — Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 16 July 2021
  • But mud filled the basement and ground floor where the family has offices and garages.
    — Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The show is in a single large gallery with a very high ceiling on the museum’s ground floor.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • The home’s primary suite, on the ground floor, opens to a deck with a hot tub and outdoor shower.
    — oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Far below Fang, Sara Nir lived on the ground floor, Unit 111, with her two children.
    — Washington Post, 1 July 2021
  • Later this fall Styne and Goin plan to unveil Dalia, a cocktail bar on the ground floor.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The ground floor, meanwhile, features a movie room and guest bedrooms.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Housed on the ground floor of an apartment building, the bar and dining area are modern and warm.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Her son-in-law came to help her board up the windows and clear the smashed glass in her one-bedroom apartment on the ground floor.
    — Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The brand-new kitchen is tucked down into the lower ground floor along with a breakfast room, butler’s pantry and staff suite.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Business guests can make use of the many event spaces, located on the lower ground floor of the property.
    — Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024

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