blacktop

Example Sentences

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For drivers and cyclists, it’s a one-way route, with a speed limit of 35 mph, on a wonderfully smooth two-lane blacktop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

"When she starts running her mouth, you better not say anything back because she won't miss!" is what was shared amongst the dudes who battled her on the blacktop daily.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024

On the morning of the landslide, Ron DeQuilettes, an electrical contractor who also did blacktop installation work, was to come to the house to give an estimate for a new driveway.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

So the idea is that they’re spreading throughout these cities, taking up any blacktop, any concrete area, basketball court, tennis court, roller hockey court.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023

She turned and ran off the blacktop, to a quiet spot behind the jungle gym.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis