blacktop

Example Sentences

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The first sounds of the morning came from the tinny speaker playing hip-hop and reggaeton, and the crash of pine trees falling on the blacktop.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

"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

Prosecutors showed the courtroom an image of a Mercedes emblem lying on the blacktop, and Mejia later testified there were two emblems from the luxury car line found at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

While 7-Building’s yard contained a running path, benches, vegetable gardens, and a great view of the Hudson River, the SHU had a bare blacktop courtyard divided in two by a chain-link fence.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover