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 impact hurls both men to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward.
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
The victim, a 31-year-old man, had visible facial injuries, including scrapes, lacerations and swelling, and injuries indicative of being dragged on pavement, police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
There was debris scattered across the pavement after the crash, including a pink bag and a water bottle.
—Anna Meiler, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Concrete structures such as bridges, dams, tunnels, and pavements will inevitably have microcracks, allowing water and chloride ions to penetrate, leading to corrosion and failure.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
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Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
The victim, a 31-year-old man, had visible facial injuries, including scrapes, lacerations and swelling, and injuries indicative of being dragged on pavement, police wrote.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
There was debris scattered across the pavement after the crash, including a pink bag and a water bottle.
—Anna Meiler, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Concrete structures such as bridges, dams, tunnels, and pavements will inevitably have microcracks, allowing water and chloride ions to penetrate, leading to corrosion and failure.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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