How to Use pave the way in a Sentence

pave the way

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  • The agreement signed by heads from the Ecowas bloc paves the way for a company to be established for the project.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
  • In a way, Olson’s arrival in Atlanta helped pave the way for Baldwin.
    Jesús Cano, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • These synthetic cells could also pave the way to the past, to the origins of biology itself.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The deal was then finalized, to pave the way for Sunday’s confirmation.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • In May, a liquor license renewal was approved at a city hearing, paving the way for reopening.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • The mission was humanity’s first trip to the moon and paved the way for a successful lunar landing one year later.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • That exemption for smaller banks ultimately paved the way for the return of rewards debit cards.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The park itself opened its gates on July 18, 1955 and paved the way as the first theme park of the modern age.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • Therefore, this discovery paves the way for an entirely new method of discovering comets purely by their motion.
    Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • This is widely seen as paving the way for future deals, partnerships, or sales in a rapidly consolidating media sector.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Regan’s union then requests union contracts or other concessions that could pave the way for a collective bargaining agreement.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • Yet, a temporary discomfort usually paves the way for a more productive dialogue.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Pointer said those decisions could pave the way for future lawsuits challenging the visa program — and could strengthen the odds of farmers winning those lawsuits.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 22 July 2026
  • Even better for Dallas, all three have multiple years left on their contracts, paving the way for consistency in front of Dak Prescott.
    Nick Harris july 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • The single-screen Cinerama Dome paved the way for a new era of large-format cinematic presentation.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 July 2026
  • However, once that series was renewed, Wayans had to return after filming the pilot, paving the way for the creation of Winston.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
  • Their efforts paved the way for both Nico and his older brother, Iñaki Williams, to become professional footballers.
    Leen Al Saadi, Vogue, 23 July 2026
  • That could pave the way for the possible return of commercial supersonic airliners—as long as such aircraft can reduce the ground-level impacts of their sonic booms.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The Giants’ inability to score in the top half of the inning paved the way for the Mariners to win in the bottom half on Rodríguez’s walk-off sacrifice fly.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • The brothers are entering rare territory, paving the way for the next generation of Palestinian hoopers.
    Mirin Fader, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Because the threat of military intervention is so dramatic, not enough attention has been paid to a type of intervention that is already taking place, one that could pave the way for strikes.
    Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • That helped pave the way for Bubes to be a manager for the Eagles, first under Steve Donahue and then Jim Christian.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Global aerospace company Syensqo is expanding its Havre de Grace site to pave the way for the future of its aerospace initiatives.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • Hall, a Republican from Weatherford, said the momentous achievement wouldn’t have been possible had the Lord not paved the way.
    Rachel Royster july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • The resolution paved the way for his return to the group in 2017, BBC News reported.
    CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Spacex hopes the mission will pave the way for further technology demonstration tests the vehicle needs to complete before reaching full operational status.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • Researchers believe the design could pave the way for more natural and emotionally engaging human-robot interaction in homes.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • The aftermath has left medics worried that the fallout could pave the way for a widening medical crisis of untreated injuries and infectious diseases in a healthcare system already on the brink.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • That agreement was entered into court in March, paving the way for the department to terminate the program and start forcing borrowers to move their student loans to other repayment plans.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • SpaceX officials hope to achieve that goal on Flight 13, paving the way for the return of future reusable Super Heavy boosters to the launch site.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

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