How to Use pavement in a Sentence

pavement

noun

• He stopped the car just off the pavement.
• The summer heat rose off the pavement.
• The guardrail was bent to the pavement, and the fence was ripped open.
  — Colleen Barry and Giada Zampano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
• The pavement is complete, the striping is in place and the lights are up, Brightwell said.
  — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2023
• The rear tires couldn't grip the snowy pavement, and the fronts were nearly hub-deep in wet mud.
  — Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2023
• The sound of cameras flashing and heels on the pavement play in the background of the recording.
  — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 20 July 2023
• Blood had flowed onto the pavement from a wound in his head.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• The east half of the day use parking lot will have pavement removed and repaved.
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2023
• Since then, members of the public have been able to see, but not step on, the pavement.
  — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
• This was hot enough to warm the pavement to a hundred and eighty degrees.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
• If the pressure becomes too great, the pavement can be pushed up or break apart.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2023
• Then, the assailants fled, as Darnell lay dying on the pavement, the eighth homicide in the city this year.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• Cruiser lights flashed blue and red, reflecting in the dark pools on the cold pavement.
  — Thomas Lake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
• The alleged oil was used to separate the activists' hands from the pavement.
  — Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2023
• There are many types of boots dogs can wear to prevent them from burning their paws on the hot pavement.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2023
• The pavement in the Cochran Hill Tunnel will be replaced with new asphalt.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2023
• The rope sets up in about 20 minutes, but wait 24 hours before sealing the pavement.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
• For this, the entrepreneur needs to leave the cubicle, pound the pavement and talk to the customer.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
• At least one person appeared to lift their head from the pavement before being dragged to the truck.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
• Once the roads leading to these complexes finish, the pavement ends and the dirt road begins.
  — Chantal Flores, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• Her feet were a lavender blur in the air as her hands connected with the pavement, warm from the late morning sun.
  — Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2023
• This win was Busch’s first since Bristol last season on a dirt track, and his first on pavement since Pocono in 2021.
  — Greg Beacham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
• Don’t fall down and smack your head on the pavement at this news, but there’s a new Miranda Priestly in town.
  — Anna Chan, Billboard, 19 Feb. 2024
• Hot pavement can burn a dog's paw pads, affecting about 25% of dogs.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2023
• Teng said the youth that hit her tried to stop, including putting both feet to the pavement, before the collision.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
• In terms of stability, the shoes scored high, even over a full day of wear across pavement, grass and concrete.
  — Samson McDougall, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• Continue past Groom Creek to just beyond where the pavement ends.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
• Since then, Stewart has been pounding the pavement to drum up financing for the project.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
• Portions of the 71 Freeway in the Pomona area will close this week for pavement work, according to Caltrans.
  — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• And with this model's 21-inch wheels and tires, the ride was flinty on rough pavement, even with only three people and three heavy bags aboard.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 20 June 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024