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
  • This led to civil unrest and paved the way for new leadership.
    — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The finding could pave the way for ultra-long-range EVs and drones.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There was little competition, paving the way for a starter’s workload.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • The deal was then finalized, to pave the way for Sunday’s confirmation.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • That would pave the way for France and Ukraine to advance plans for local production of the weapon in Ukraine.
    — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In May, a liquor license renewal was approved at a city hearing, paving the way for reopening.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • Both were fired or forced to retire early, paving the way for LaNeve's rise to acting Army chief of staff.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The mission was humanity’s first trip to the moon and paved the way for a successful lunar landing one year later.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • Today Maryam hopes studying German will pave the way for a bachelor’s degree.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That’s likely because the account hijacking can also pave the way for the culprits to learn details about the victim.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The former councilman also said the storage facility would help pave the way for the apartment project his client would like to build.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The law paved the way for thousands of victims to sue their abusers but has been criticized for draining the coffers of local governments.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That exemption for smaller banks ultimately paved the way for the return of rewards debit cards.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Akira is a masterful work that helped paved the way for anime’s global popularity.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The park itself opened its gates on July 18, 1955 and paved the way as the first theme park of the modern age.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • The team believes that the breakthrough could pave the way for textiles that can beat the extreme heat without relying on white materials.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Therefore, this discovery paves the way for an entirely new method of discovering comets purely by their motion.
    — Darryl Z. Seligman, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • This will pave the way for a new parking garage, of which groundbreaking has just begun, as well an entrance experience on the eastern side of the resort.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In Northern Ireland, for example, years of backchannel talks paved the way for later breakthroughs.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Still, Wade brought him into the program anyway and has attempted to pave the way for Luis to play via another lawsuit.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

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