How to Use curbing in a Sentence

curbing

noun
  • Now look, that doesn't mean that some students don't believe there should be some curbing of some speech.
    — NBC News, 30 Jan. 2022
  • Stuck in a dip in the curbing, Newgarden’s car stalled and brought out a red flag.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Put the right side of the car onto curbing, and only the right side of the controller rumbles.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The popcorn man has his wagon driven close to the curbing, and is selling chewing gum, peanuts and pink popcorn.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
  • Refunds are available for turf removal in yards — if it is replaced by concrete or brick curbing, pavers, decks or patios.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • More than a decade ago, sanctioning bodies required the addition of the asphalt runoff and curbing.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2023
  • In addition to sidewalks, the project will include milling on Hillcrest Road to bring the street in line with new curbing.
    — Karen Huppertz, ajc, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Some materials, like old bricks and granite curbing, are being salvaged for reuse in future city projects.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Soon reports of revolvers cracked down the main street and bullets richochetted from a cement curbing or plowed into a telephone pole.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 June 2018
  • The first came with five laps to go, starting when pole-winning driver William Byron went over the curbing in the fifth turn and was sent off the course.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Along the curbing are many automobiles with their radiators pointing toward the crowd and the rear ends toward the middle of the street.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 13 May 2024
  • The new plan also would include a bike path along Galena Boulevard and redoing all the curbing and some of the parking area in the plaza.
    — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 29 June 2018
  • Typically, it would be closed for about 30 days to rip out old pavement, then install new pavement, new curbing and then do the grading behind the curbs.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2019
  • IndyCar had an opportunity to tighten the field two-thirds of the way through when a chunk of curbing came loose in Turn 7.
    — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2019
  • The deal includes the creation of a no-fly zone along the border, a curbing of military exercises and the removal of 11 front-line guard posts.
    — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2018
  • Aren’t burqa bans an illiberal curbing of religious and expressive freedom?
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The track was resurfaced in the offseason but, according to a track spokesman, the dimensions of the track, the curbing itself and the paved runoff area beyond the curbing were not changed.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2023
  • Some wondered whether fatigue from three days of practice, qualifying and racing on the same course could have led to the deterioration of the curbing.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • The project also would have community space, a swimming pool, open space, curbing, sidewalks and parking for 302 vehicles.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Town officials noted that granite curbing will be installed and some sidewalk sections will be reconstructed to accommodate the new grades.
    — Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Drive across the curbing of Inner Loop at Watkins Glen, and the headset's vibration deepens the illusion.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2023
  • IndyCar is working with Road America to adjust some of the curbing at the track ahead of the race, a series spokesman said Thursday.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2023
  • The Legislature passed a bill in August to send all active voters mail-in ballots in hopes of curbing, or at least not fueling, the spread of the coronavirus.
    — Sam Metz and Michael R. Blood, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • But the gradual curbing of free speech stands out because, when asked to assess their revolution, Tunisians often say that freedom of expression was the only concrete achievement to come from it.
    — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • The funds will also cover landscaping and lighting improvements, new curbing and upgrades to Colt Park, where Dillon is located.
    — Jenna Carlesso, Courant Community, 9 Apr. 2018
  • This year, a new Precision Drive controller technology arrives to help players use sticks and buttons instead of wheels and pedals to put up a stronger fight across the virtual curbing.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 4 May 2023
  • Meanwhile, the task force continues to meet to determine a final infrastructure recommendation that likely includes sidewalks, bike lanes and new curbing.
    — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2022
  • But the true revelation is navigating the straights and curbing of Monticello Motor Club.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Verbs Evolution sprinting, Arctic cruising, spacecraft calling, and forecast curbing.
    — Abdallah Fayyad, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Corporations also express their political opinions through expensive lobbying efforts; in fact, the curbing of corporate power is an issue many voters want to see on the ballot box.
    — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2020

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