pavement

Example Sentences

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The second goal was to determine whether pavement made with recycled plastic released more microplastics than standard SBS-modified asphalt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

A person sat on the pavement behind the car, talking to officers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Work began on Tuesday to allow pedestrians to use the pavement and a one metre section of the carriageway between Chepstow and Tutshill is now open.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

You’ll never catch me waking up at 4 a.m. to stand with two million on the hot pavement but I appreciated the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

There was nothing in that direction but broken pavement, strewn with weeds and trash the Bear Clan Patrol didn’t let the youths clean up.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith