How to Use paving in a Sentence

paving

noun
  • They had to break up the paving to lay a new gas line.
  • The driveway was covered with concrete paving.
  • And with all the new paving, the track itself is a lot faster as well.
    Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 31 July 2021
  • Next come the top half of the English muffin, swiped with the aioli and a paving of red onion bits.
    Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The cost of the remaining paving and bridge is $6.4 million.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The thwack of heat from a paving of black pepper on the pork ribs balances their meaty excess.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
  • This work will complete the paving of the 12-mile section of I-5 between Woodburn and Salem.
    oregonlive, 26 May 2020
  • Paving is scheduled to resume the weekend of June 16-19.
    Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 8 June 2017
  • The largest line item, according to the city, is for $78 million in paving and street repairs.
    oregonlive, 18 May 2021
  • The drainage work will take place first between mileposts 17-19 followed by the paving.
    Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 8 June 2018
  • On Wednesday night, crews milled the road on side streets and Park Road, Sommer said, to prepare for the paving.
    Emily Brindley, courant.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • As part of the work, Downer will get its final paving as part of that sewer project.
    Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 10 July 2018
  • The reclamation portion will be done during the day and paving will be done at night.
    Mikaela Porter, Courant Community, 20 June 2018
  • There’s a thin gap in the paving at each end, and a gap of a few feet between the inner railing and the receding bluff.
    John King, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2020
  • New paving around the central plaza area will feature blue stone and granite, Hunter said.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 27 June 2023
  • These are the annual species that thrive on moisture trapped beneath the paving.
    Maureen Gilmer, idahostatesman, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Today, the house is getting new roofs, and the centuries-old paving stones are being re-laid in the courtyard.
    Mark Stevenson, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
  • In many rural areas of the USA, this tar-and-chip method of paving is still used on thousands of miles of secondary roads.
    Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023
  • July 19 and 20 are tentative paving dates and will be done overnight.
    Mikaela Porter, Courant Community, 20 June 2018
  • The fair in Calaveras County began in 1928 in Angels Camp to celebrate the paving of the city's main street.
    Patrick McGreevy, latimes.com, 10 May 2017
  • The council also awarded the bid for the city’s annual paving project.
    Bob Blubaugh, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Once the paving is complete, crews will add the finishing touches.
    Susan McFarland, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
  • Years of old asphalt paving disappeared, as did a flag pole.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2022
  • Sidewalks, a brick paver crosswalk and paving were finished last week.
    Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 26 June 2017
  • Chip and seal paving generally lasts three to five years.
    Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2023
  • The workers had been checking water valves to prepare for road paving, the statement reads.
    CNN, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The remainder will be resurfaced as part of the city paving project later this summer.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 6 July 2020
  • The street improved in 1916 when it was finally paved, three years after the paving of El Camino Real.
    Katharina Woodman, The Mercury News, 23 June 2019
  • Limestone paving is buoyed by a mélange of greenery, including star jasmine and crepe myrtle.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
  • Let the Materials Do the Work Use paving or landscaping materials to guide the transition from one zone to another in small backyards.
    Kelly Roberson, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2024

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