How to Use pave the way for (something or someone) in a Sentence

pave the way for (something or someone)

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  • This new law will pave the way for such projects in Texas’s big cities.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Heat waves in the summer pave the way for wildfires in the fall.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Money—having it, that is—can pave the way for just about anything.
    Sophie Strosberg, Parents, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The move would pave the way for a floor vote in the House to hold Zwonitzer in contempt.
    Rachel Scott, ABC News, 25 June 2024
  • That could help to pave the way for inflation to cool, many economists think.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The special session starts with hearings this week on a bill to pave the way for the reserve.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
  • But Scream helped pave the way for bigger projects on Williamson’s résumé.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Of course, that also helped pave the way for endorsement deals, concerts, and more.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But the months of talks that led up to the deal could pave the way for future negotiations.
    Susannah George, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
  • And in families, each generation helps pave the way for the next one.
    Pam Windsor, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Now, a new blood test could pave the way for cheaper, quicker diagnosis.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Dec. 2022
  • These early results are promising and pave the way for further research.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • His talks could pave the way for a meeting in the coming months between Biden and Xi.
    Matthew Lee, ajc, 19 June 2023
  • And there was some hope at the time among the filmmakers that the exposure might help pave the way for a follow-up.
    Lawrence Specker | , al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The warm water encourages blood flow to soothe sore spots and relax the nervous system to pave the way for sleep.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Those steps have helped pave the way for the agreement and commitments to be announced Friday.
    Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Still, the delay in striking the deal could pave the way for a brief lapse in government funding over the weekend.
    Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But Dior claims their new research board may pave the way for products to turn back the clock so the skin stays more youthful for longer.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The old-school details pave the way for a meal that revels in French tradition rather than fireworks.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The transactions pave the way for a significant amount of housing.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • If that bet pays off, this show could pave the way for a new type of original on SVOD.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
  • These two do well with helping the other achieve their goals, get into the right routines, and pave the way for a bright and happy future.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The process could pave the way for the brothers to be retried, resentenced to a lesser prison term or released from custody.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Grammy winner told Roberts that the hip-hop luminary helped pave the way for her career.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Bankers say a flourishing follow-on market will pave the way for IPOs.
    Corrie Driebusch, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The clearance could pave the way for brain injury testing in non-healthcare settings, like on the sidelines of sporting events.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The success of this project could pave the way for more widespread adoption of AM across the industry.
    Michael Molitch-Hou, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The line will pave the way for the great backfield tandem of Love, who might be the best running back in the country, and Price.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Djukanovic hopes his reelection to another five-year term would pave the way for the party to return to power in June.
    Predrag Milic, ajc, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Kaiden and his mom hope this movie will pave the way for more opportunities, and that Kansas City will see more films shot here.
    J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025

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