Examples of pavement in a Sentence
He stopped the car just off the pavement.
The summer heat rose off the pavement.
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The reconstruction includes replacing pavement, improving drainage systems and upgrading pedestrian facilities.
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Maddie Robinson, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Trees and vines overhung the road, and the pavement was cracked and breaking up along the shoulders, but none of it made for a difficult climb, only a bit sticky in the stagnant heat.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
The lower speed is effective for clearing the pavement or tight corners, and the higher speed works well on the open lawn.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Two decades after it was introduced, Ducati’s do-everything model, the Multistrada, has evolved from an ungainly ugly duckling to a sleek pavement scorcher than can also head off the pavement.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Maddie Robinson, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Trees and vines overhung the road, and the pavement was cracked and breaking up along the shoulders, but none of it made for a difficult climb, only a bit sticky in the stagnant heat.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
The lower speed is effective for clearing the pavement or tight corners, and the higher speed works well on the open lawn.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Two decades after it was introduced, Ducati’s do-everything model, the Multistrada, has evolved from an ungainly ugly duckling to a sleek pavement scorcher than can also head off the pavement.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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pavement
noun
pave·ment
ˈpāv-mənt 
1
: a paved surface (as of a street)
2
: the material with which something is paved
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