Examples of “grounds” in a Sentence

noun Reasons or justification for something.

• She had grounds for filing a complaint.
• On what grounds did the council refuse the application?
• There are good grounds for believing that the road will be closed.

noun The land surrounding a building, such as a garden or estate.

• Visitors can walk freely through the castle grounds.
• The hotel grounds include a lake, a rose garden and a tennis court.
• Children were playing football in the school grounds after lessons ended.

noun The solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid, especially coffee.

• Don't forget to empty the coffee grounds from the filter.
• He tipped the wet grounds from the pot into the compost bin.
• At the bottom of my cup there was a layer of fine grounds.