How to Use pavement in a Sentence

pavement

noun
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  • The guardrail was bent to the pavement, and the fence was ripped open.
    — Colleen Barry and Giada Zampano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The more traffic, the thicker the pavement needs to be.
    — Mansour Solaimanian, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
  • The pavement is complete, the striping is in place and the lights are up, Brightwell said.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The rear tires couldn't grip the snowy pavement, and the fronts were nearly hub-deep in wet mud.
    — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The sound of cameras flashing and heels on the pavement play in the background of the recording.
    — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 20 July 2023
  • Blood had flowed onto the pavement from a wound in his head.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Medics tended to a youth who lay on the pavement with a bloody hand.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 2 July 2024
  • The east half of the day use parking lot will have pavement removed and repaved.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Since then, members of the public have been able to see, but not step on, the pavement.
    — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This was hot enough to warm the pavement to a hundred and eighty degrees.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • If the pressure becomes too great, the pavement can be pushed up or break apart.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Then, the assailants fled, as Darnell lay dying on the pavement, the eighth homicide in the city this year.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • Cruiser lights flashed blue and red, reflecting in the dark pools on the cold pavement.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The alleged oil was used to separate the activists' hands from the pavement.
    — Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • There are many types of boots dogs can wear to prevent them from burning their paws on the hot pavement.
    — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2023
  • The pavement in the Cochran Hill Tunnel will be replaced with new asphalt.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2023
  • The rope sets up in about 20 minutes, but wait 24 hours before sealing the pavement.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • For this, the entrepreneur needs to leave the cubicle, pound the pavement and talk to the customer.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • At least one person appeared to lift their head from the pavement before being dragged to the truck.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Once the roads leading to these complexes finish, the pavement ends and the dirt road begins.
    — Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Her feet were a lavender blur in the air as her hands connected with the pavement, warm from the late morning sun.
    — Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2023
  • This win was Busch’s first since Bristol last season on a dirt track, and his first on pavement since Pocono in 2021.
    — Greg Beacham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t fall down and smack your head on the pavement at this news, but there’s a new Miranda Priestly in town.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Hot pavement can burn a dog's paw pads, affecting about 25% of dogs.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Teng said the youth that hit her tried to stop, including putting both feet to the pavement, before the collision.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In terms of stability, the shoes scored high, even over a full day of wear across pavement, grass and concrete.
    — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Continue past Groom Creek to just beyond where the pavement ends.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Since then, Stewart has been pounding the pavement to drum up financing for the project.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Her shredded jeans featured an extra-long hemline that grazed the New York City pavement—like the cooler version of a dress train.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 July 2024
  • Before setting out, test the temperature of the pavement by holding your palm against it for three seconds.
    — Hannah Shields, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024

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