Example Sentences
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"For some reason," a deputy writes, "Brunner believes the asphalted driveway … is now his property."
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022
The next day, traffic flowed over the newly asphalted road, and life in the capital had returned to near normal.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022
It is said to be the highest asphalted road in the Pyrenees.
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2021
Starting with Chinatown, earthen basements were concreted, concrete ones flooded with carbolic acid, walls washed with lye, streets asphalted, cesspools filled and decrepit dwellings demolished.
From Nature • Apr. 23, 2019
In places liable to be flooded by water, the basin should be cemented or asphalted.
