asphalt

Example Sentences

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This mammoth died nearby, but his carcass slumped into an ancient stream bed and was covered by sediment and eventually topped by the pits’ oozing asphalt, encasing and preserving his bones.

From The Wall Street Journal

Disneyland’s struggles on opening day have long been mythologized, be it stories of weak asphalt or plumbing disasters.

From Los Angeles Times

The other highlight of her vacation was a concrete box here in suburbia, surrounded by the same gray asphalt she sees at home.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The asphalt’s so hot it’s melting! We were sinking into it!”

From Literature

“Potholes are a natural outcome of wear and tear from cars and vehicles driving, as well as water soaking into asphalt, and it takes time for them to form,” the bureau said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times