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Examples of paving in a Sentence
The driveway was covered with concrete paving.
They had to break up the paving to lay a new gas line.
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Officials say 70 percent of the paving has been finished.
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According to a village memo, concrete paving and pedestrian lighting is expected to cost $64,023.55 while tree planting and other work items is estimated to cost $25,367 for the west side of the new roadway.
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The bonds, which will be paid back over 20 years, include items such as new sidewalks and turf fields, roadway paving and renovations to three fire stations.
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The changes include cutting police overtime, delaying the paving of local streets, reducing hours at the local library, reducing raises for town employees, and ending summer programs for teenagers.
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The paving, which is weather permitting, is expected to take place Sunday through Thursday.
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The paving is needed on 12.5 miles of I-5 from Woodburn to Wilsonville due to badly rutted roads from this winter's storms.
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But Metro Council recently cut the mayor's proposed tree planting budget for next year from $600,000 to $200,000, while adding more money for road paving.
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The engineer said that drainage work is expected to be completed by mid-July, after which asphalt paving will resume.
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First Known Use of paving
15th century
PAVING Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of paving for English Language Learners
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: material (such as stone, tar, or concrete) that is used to form the hard surface of a road, driveway, etc.
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: the hard surface of a road, driveway, etc.
PAVING Defined for Kids
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