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 shift change shatters my sleep like a robin’s egg crashing against pavement.
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Israeli special forces, ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the attack site where bloodstained pavements were littered with shattered glass from bus windows damaged in the shooting.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The project will rehabilitate pavement along the main roadway, shoulders and freeway ramps to extend its service life.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The bridge will re-open to one lane of traffic in each direction in November, as pavement markings are added and cleanup work is peformed, according to DPW.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Israeli special forces, ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the attack site where bloodstained pavements were littered with shattered glass from bus windows damaged in the shooting.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The project will rehabilitate pavement along the main roadway, shoulders and freeway ramps to extend its service life.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The bridge will re-open to one lane of traffic in each direction in November, as pavement markings are added and cleanup work is peformed, according to DPW.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 14 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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