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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But with the addition of meaty tires, the result is bobbling side to side on uneven pavement, and the occasional entertaining hop over water channels at boulevard intersections.
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Evidence markers could be seen on the pavement of the parking lot, and police had parts of the property lined off with crime scene tape.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Paved highways meant dangerous going for horse and rider, and her only mishap of the trip would come at Portland, when Goldie slipped on rain-slick pavement and fell on his rider and broke her leg, resulting in a delay of several weeks.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s loaded with advanced features for off-roading, but is still a comfortable daily driver ― even over uneven pavement.
—Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Evidence markers could be seen on the pavement of the parking lot, and police had parts of the property lined off with crime scene tape.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Paved highways meant dangerous going for horse and rider, and her only mishap of the trip would come at Portland, when Goldie slipped on rain-slick pavement and fell on his rider and broke her leg, resulting in a delay of several weeks.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
It’s loaded with advanced features for off-roading, but is still a comfortable daily driver ― even over uneven pavement.
—Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Pavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pavement. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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