: 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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This past weekend was better, Feltner reported, with police directing traffic off Winton and onto Reynard Avenue, where a line formed to enter the Dutch Bros driveway.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
During the 2024 rampage, two suspects wearing masks were captured on surveillance video shuffling up a driveway and firing weapons towards the home.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the morning, five vehicles clogged the driveway at the home of shooting suspect Thomas Stanford, in Burton, about 9 miles north of the LDS church in Grand Blanc Township.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As Tatiana pulled into her driveway, Green exited his truck and ran toward her, brandishing a gun.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
During the 2024 rampage, two suspects wearing masks were captured on surveillance video shuffling up a driveway and firing weapons towards the home.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the morning, five vehicles clogged the driveway at the home of shooting suspect Thomas Stanford, in Burton, about 9 miles north of the LDS church in Grand Blanc Township.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
As Tatiana pulled into her driveway, Green exited his truck and ran toward her, brandishing a gun.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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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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