pave
verb (used with object)
to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
well-paved
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a word derived from
pavé.
Example Sentences
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On that Halloween night I spent with my aunt, we were in a middle-class neighborhood that had well-paved streets and clean sidewalks.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
There are no potholes in the well-paved roads nearby.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2022
In MIDD’s case, rigorous evaluation would provide for a well-paved road to recovery.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
He noticed how the streets on the hill were well-paved, while his were cracked and cratered, and how after a snowstorm the plows always hit the hill first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2020
That well-paved world appealed to him, and he missed it as his feet fell on uneven clumps of hardened dirt that threatened to twist his ankles.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
