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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During the attack, the assailants beat the son's head against the pavement.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service highlights that in some instances, burned soil can be as water repellant as pavement, A general rule of thumb is that half an inch of rainfall in less than an hour is sufficient to cause flash flooding in a burn area.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
But in their Infrastructure Report Card, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) said nearly 90% of Texas interstate and state highway pavement is in good condition or better.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
The pavement crumbled and collapsed at the intersection of 111th and Whipple streets.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service highlights that in some instances, burned soil can be as water repellant as pavement, A general rule of thumb is that half an inch of rainfall in less than an hour is sufficient to cause flash flooding in a burn area.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
But in their Infrastructure Report Card, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) said nearly 90% of Texas interstate and state highway pavement is in good condition or better.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
The pavement crumbled and collapsed at the intersection of 111th and Whipple streets.
—Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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