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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Take that of Bubba Pollard, one of the greatest short-track pavement racers of all-time, for instance.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Ferguson has been leading a team to create a minutely detailed map of French Quarter streets, including permanent and temporary structures ranging from pavement types to signage.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Eastbound Loop 101 narrowed to 3 lanes overnight The restrictions between Cave Creek Road and State Route 51 in north Phoenix will last from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights for pavement maintenance.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2025
Police said London plummeted more than 22 feet to the pavement below.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
Ferguson has been leading a team to create a minutely detailed map of French Quarter streets, including permanent and temporary structures ranging from pavement types to signage.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Eastbound Loop 101 narrowed to 3 lanes overnight The restrictions between Cave Creek Road and State Route 51 in north Phoenix will last from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights for pavement maintenance.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2025
Police said London plummeted more than 22 feet to the pavement below.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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