: a private road giving access from a public way to a building on abutting grounds
Examples of driveway in a Sentence
A long driveway led to the mansion.
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Residents told police that four people approached a car parked in the driveway and broke a driver’s side window, setting off the car’s alarm.
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Monrovia police officers found his body in the driveway of a home, according to coroner officials.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Monrovia police officers found his body in the driveway of a home, according to coroner officials.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for driveway
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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driveway
noun
drive·way
ˈdrīv-ˌwā 
: a short private road from the street to a house, garage, or parking lot
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