At least its pillows were better than the hard ground.

She figured the cold, hard ground would be just fine, after all.

At least it didn't hurt her back as would have the hard ground.

That brought him within two body lengths of the hard ground.

That's pretty big to be hitting on the hard ground.

The Colonel let his hand fall back on the hard ground.

He sat down on the hard ground with a bump.

She was lying not on familiar hard ground, but in a bed.

He could lie down on the hard ground right now and sleep for days.

For a long time he lay on the hard, rocky ground.