Asphalte

I see that I am standing beside an iron seat of poor design in that grey and gawky waste of asphalte — Trafalgar Square, and the botanist, with perplexity in his face, stares from me to a poor, shrivelled, dirt-lined old woman — my God! what a neglected thing she is! — who proffers a box of matches .... ❋ Herbert George (2006)

As he went along that noble avenue with its elms in their winter dress, the moon shining through their branches wrought a fantastic tracery, on the smooth asphalte. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I like the road, Miss Archer; I like the dear old asphalte. ❋ Unknown (2003)

We had an uninteresting march next day, over desert and many stones, up and down hill, past a village called Ghaida, and went somewhat out of our way to see a rock with bitumen or asphalte oozing out of it. ❋ Mabel Bent (N/A)

"Chante, chante, Adrienne!" re-echoed again over the smooth asphalte. ❋ Various (N/A)

Half of one of the long windows had been set open, and the sounds of the rolling of vehicles over the smooth asphalte, mingled with those of voices, were coming up, straight and importunate, into the dainty bedroom. ❋ Mona Caird (N/A)

Oh, I suppose the old gentleman, who has been run over by the Coal-waggon and is lying bleeding on the asphalte, is remonstrating with the driver? ❋ Various (N/A)

When I go to tennis parties with mother -- they are still playing upon the asphalte courts -- and see the little dramas that go on, the jealousies and excitements, and general much-ado-about-nothing, I can scarcely believe that Miss Du Prel really belongs to the same planet as ours. ❋ Mona Caird (N/A)

The asphalte on the Bingley esplanade is several degrees more depressing than the asphalte on other esplanades. ❋ Unknown (1928)

Employè has long since become employee in our newspapers, and asphalte has lost its final e, and manœuvre has become maneuver, and pyjamas has become pajamas. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

It will be noted that gaol, tyre, storey, kerb, asphalte, annexe, ostler, mollusc and pyjamas are not listed, nor are the words ending in - re. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)

"And last month," concluded Dilly, "they took away the wood pavement and relaid the whole Square with some new patent asphalte, which smelt simply, oh ----" ❋ Ian Hay (1914)

I was all for our dressing up as foreigners, and relaying an asphalte street. ❋ Ian Hay (1914)

It would have been top-hole to trot about in list slippers and pat the hot asphalte down with those things they use. ❋ Ian Hay (1914)

I see that I am standing beside an iron seat of poor design in that grey and gawky waste of asphalte -- Trafalgar Square, and the botanist, with perplexity in his face, stares from me to a poor, shrivelled, dirt-lined old woman -- my God! what a neglected thing she is! ❋ Unknown (1906)

But Beranger was to be seen “in his white hat wandering along the asphalte.” ❋ Dowden, Edward (1904)

The children skate on roller skates along the streets, and on the asphalte paths of the parks. ❋ Elinor Glyn (1903)

Snow was falling, but the flakes, after hesitating for a moment, thawed into sludge on the surface of the asphalte yard. ❋ Henry W. Nevinson (1900)

He got up, and in doing so shook the table, and his glass was overturned, and scattered itself in fragments on the asphalte. ❋ Arnold Bennett (1899)

Jimmy had his [guts] splattered all over the asphalt after he [crashed] his [motorcycle]. ❋ Mik203 (2006)

I [broke] [my leg] on asphalt... ❋ Ilovedrugs420 (2021)

[Caution]: Too much [draft] beer and [taco's] may cause an asphalt. ❋ Skinny John (2009)

[Invite] asphalt [or else] [cunt] ❋ NitroClown (2019)

[Example]: Guy one: did you see that [black guy] [over there]? Guy two: Yes, I have seen a lot of asphalts today. ❋ Ed Fagan (2008)

The [construction workers] replaced the asphalt ash [folt] on the highway earlier today. My friend Justin is slightly asphalt [aes] folt. ❋ Don'tyougomessinwithme (2011)

[It's not your fault], it's the [ASPHALT]! ❋ ConfabulatorsAnonymous (2010)

[Let's burn] some [rubber] on the Asphalt! ❋ ShutUpImMe (2016)

With [the change] in seasons, [Chicago's] asphalt is destabilized and [prone] to forming potholes. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2008)

[I love] [the play] Asphalt 9, it [is FUN]. ❋ Bäckeri (2021)