pavement

Example Sentences

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Put your hand on the pavement for seven seconds, they say — “if it burns you, it burns them.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It was all quiet and business as usual, except for the roaring trucks that were spraying foamy "detergent" on the pavement.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Any insurance policy would also have exclusions such as a rider cycling on the pavement.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

At nearly 650,000 acres — just smaller than Yosemite — the park unfolds as a vast mosaic of mountains, badlands and open desert valleys extending far beyond the reach of the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Not even the pavement was free from the fire anymore.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz