: 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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One meteor that plunged into the sleepy British town of Winchcombe in 2021 — leaving a sizable dent in a family’s driveway — was found to have a D/H ratio that almost perfectly matched that of Earth’s oceans.
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Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2026
The driveway is gated, bending past a nearly football-field-size, 22-foot-deep pond that serves as both scenery and infrastructure.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
They're loved by millions, but the story of how the Jeep found its way into America's driveways and into automotive history begins in 1940, as war loomed overseas.
—Christopher Derose, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Use it to keep the grass from growing over the sidewalk and driveway and over the edges of the flower beds.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2026
The driveway is gated, bending past a nearly football-field-size, 22-foot-deep pond that serves as both scenery and infrastructure.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
They're loved by millions, but the story of how the Jeep found its way into America's driveways and into automotive history begins in 1940, as war loomed overseas.
—Christopher Derose, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Use it to keep the grass from growing over the sidewalk and driveway and over the edges of the flower beds.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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 17 Jun. 2026.
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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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