How to Use pave in a Sentence

pave

verb
  • The crew was paving the road.
  • Some of the roads were paved over.
  • It was said that this country was so rich, the streets were paved with gold.
  • The driveway is paved with concrete.
  • Tigard’s Douglas Bailey is paving the way for the Tigers.
    Nikstreng, oregonlive, 16 May 2023
  • But more stocks than just Big Tech have paved the way higher.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The road to Vegas was paved with impressive wins for both teams.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Hilliard is one of the Black female gymnasts who paved the way for their success.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Kylie Minogue and Kim Kardashian are paving the way on how to wear a brightly hued trench.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2023
  • And, as often happens in migrations like this, the hippies paved the way for the artists.
    Pilar Guzmán, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
  • These acts of bravery helped pave the way for emancipation in the 1800s.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The idea behind that campaign, the brand says, is to help the next generation pave their own path on their own terms.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Jake Gyllenhaal is honoring the man who paved the way for him in more ways than one.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Lamborghini has been paving the way for this sort of new model for a long time.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The project won him his first Latin Grammy nomination and paved the way for a global tour that took him across the world.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2023
  • This finding pared down the list of suspects and paved the way for future criminal charges.
    Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The two heavyweight conferences are clearing the brush, paving the road and charging others to pass.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The old-school details pave the way for a meal that revels in French tradition rather than fireworks.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Mask-wearing was seen as paving the way for people to return to churches, schools and restaurants.
    Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Logic and plausibility are held in abeyance to pave the way for the next juicy pop number.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
  • Sheryl Crow continues to pave the way along country and pop.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • Roads are paved except for a short section of rough dirt that’s suitable for all vehicles.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
  • Online marketplaces and the small business sellers who use them are paving the way for the economy of the future.
    Jose Diaz, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
  • For today's students, the eclipse — and the STEM lessons that manifest on the tablets — could pave the way to more education and careers in the future.
    The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The Trojans paved their way to the postseason with defense last season, setting a school record by holding teams to 55.1 points per game.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Welker took a moment during her debut on Sunday to speak to the significance of the role and to thank those who paved the way for her.
    Essence, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Two major advances have paved the way for generative AI at the edge.
    Carl Moberg, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • That paved the way for the appointment of Smith, who was then the chief operating officer.
    Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 31 May 2023
  • That same day, Quintero called Goldberg, who then waived the zoning requirement, paving the way for a permit.
    Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Venus Aerospace’s test drone completed its first flight last week, paving the way for supersonic travel in the future.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024

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