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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According to a press release, the pilot has entered a real-traffic phase after extensive laboratory validation, including durability tests and pavement interface trials.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Critical repairs to some beams that support surface pavement need to be made immediately, according to the assessment.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Her 2-year-old daughter, Sunny — who did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life jacket — was lying on the pavement, her body entirely blue.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The balcony tumbled about 20 feet to the parking lot below, leaving metal and concrete debris strewn on the pavement.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Critical repairs to some beams that support surface pavement need to be made immediately, according to the assessment.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Her 2-year-old daughter, Sunny — who did not know how to swim and was not wearing a life jacket — was lying on the pavement, her body entirely blue.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The balcony tumbled about 20 feet to the parking lot below, leaving metal and concrete debris strewn on the pavement.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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