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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That is much quicker than most of us will ever drive on smooth pavement, yet the waters of Mission Bay were anything but smooth.
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
This is more than enough grunt to sustain any freeway merging or overtaking needs, and with its all-wheel-drive system, the Jeep is more than capable of putting it to the pavement.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
As for what the protestors hoped to gain from pounding the pavement in Burbank, several said a repeal of ABC’s decision the day prior would at least be a start.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Helene brought heavy winds and rain that caused landslides and eroded sections of pavement both south and north of Asheville.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
This is more than enough grunt to sustain any freeway merging or overtaking needs, and with its all-wheel-drive system, the Jeep is more than capable of putting it to the pavement.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
As for what the protestors hoped to gain from pounding the pavement in Burbank, several said a repeal of ABC’s decision the day prior would at least be a start.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Helene brought heavy winds and rain that caused landslides and eroded sections of pavement both south and north of Asheville.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 21 Sep. 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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