His doubts were many as he sat on the hard-packed ground before the cabin, watching the sun sink in fire.

Feet hammered across the hard-packed ground, heading for the pavilion.

The Arabs landed the car inside the dome, on hard-packed ground free of blowing sand.

Only the bodies of the dead lay on the hard-packed ground of the ranch yard.

A few weeds were fighting their battle for survival in the hard-packed ground.

A small amount of vomit reached the hard-packed ground.

A wind came down the pass and sent leaves skittering over the hard-packed ground.

The smith struggled to rise then slumped to the hard-packed ground.

Those were surrounded by hard-packed ground and thick, old grass.

Gijan had a way of opening them using a stake wedged into the hard-packed ground.