: 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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An aspiring rapper from Brooklyn has been arrested and charged for a 2021 acid attack on a Pakistani college student in her driveway on Long Island, authorities said Tuesday.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
In March 2021, Nafiah Ikram was attacked in her Elmont driveway by a hooded man who threw a cup of acid in her face and drove off.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Instead of overloading your icy surfaces with salt, try this easy DIY deicer mixture to instantly add traction to icy driveways and steps.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
There was a stroller in the driveway and pouches of breast milk in the freezer, neatly labelled and dated.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
In March 2021, Nafiah Ikram was attacked in her Elmont driveway by a hooded man who threw a cup of acid in her face and drove off.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Instead of overloading your icy surfaces with salt, try this easy DIY deicer mixture to instantly add traction to icy driveways and steps.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
There was a stroller in the driveway and pouches of breast milk in the freezer, neatly labelled and dated.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 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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