soft ground

noun

an etching ground usually mixed with tallow.
a technique of etching in which a design is drawn on paper placed on a plate covered with a soft ground, resulting in a granular effect resembling pencil, chalk, or crayon.

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Would probably benefit from soft ground.

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Throwing in expectations related to titles and other formalities that are part of James’ job is enough to turn John into a frightened ostrich desperate to find a soft ground to bury his head in.

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With two outs, Betts hit a soft ground ball up the first base line.

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And then he ended the inning, using a 1-1 slider to get in on Jeremy Pena’s hands for a soft ground out to third base.

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When Julio Rodriguez followed with a soft ground ball to third, Bliss was running on contact.

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