How to Use pave the way in a Sentence

pave the way

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  • The study could pave the way for new forms of cancer treatment.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
  • The law changed the legal landscape and paved the way for the city to try again to pass a ban.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And this approach could pave the way for even more essential large-scale projects like it.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This led to civil unrest and paved the way for new leadership.
    — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The people that come before are also the people that paved the way.
    — David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The finding could pave the way for ultra-long-range EVs and drones.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Winds will also calm down in the evening, paving the way for a clear and sunny Thursday.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Mensah paved the way for the offense with a near perfect performance.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There was little competition, paving the way for a starter’s workload.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • All this new hardware paves the way for a much more robust health tracking experience.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That combination paved the way for some of the fastest data center growth in the country.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The high fiber content paves the way for a healthy gut microbiome for strong immunity.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In the meantime, the Nevada ruling could pave the way for other states to shut down Kalshi.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This paves the way for its eventual inclusion in key benchmark indices.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • At one point, a settlement paved the way for the reversal of decades of precedent – only for a judge to throw it all out.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • The awards circuit that usually paves the way is another matter.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Diddley’s song became a huge R&B hit and paved the way for that genre’s transition to rock and roll.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Payton was the star of the offense, and Suhey paved the way for many of his 16,726 yards.
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That would pave the way for France and Ukraine to advance plans for production of the weapon in Ukraine.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The unit paved the way for a 228-yard rushing performance and allowed just four pressures.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement signed by heads from the Ecowas bloc paves the way for a company to be established for the project.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
  • In a way, Olson’s arrival in Atlanta helped pave the way for Baldwin.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • The couple earned a relatively low 32, paving the way for one of the highest scorers of the night.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Skies of bright October blue pave the way for not-so-distant November gray.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Scarves paved the way, with the scarf skirt (a scarf tied around the waist) emerging as one of summer 2025’s biggest trends.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Thomas returned the favor, paving the way for Iamaleava on the following play.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • These synthetic cells could also pave the way to the past, to the origins of biology itself.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • This event wiped out much of the life on the planet and paved the way for the diversification of new groups of animals.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Completing this component paves the way for a second-stage propulsion system test slated for the end of the year.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The deal was then finalized, to pave the way for Sunday’s confirmation.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026

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