: designed to allow patrons or customers to be served while remaining in their automobiles
a drive-up window
Examples of drive-up in a Sentence
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Enhanced services taking advantage of Kohl’s stores being strategically situated closer to people’s homes than big malls, often in drive-up strip centers.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Their home ceremony included drive-up COVID testing and just 24 people from their inner circle.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The American tech giant’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, wrote in a X post in July, that the bot will begin delivering food orders to customers at Tesla’s futuristic drive-up diner in Los Angeles next year.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Online and drive-up window ordering will be available.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The 54-room lodge pairs nostalgic design with modern convenience: think custom headboards, smart TVs, and drive-up access or private balconies.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
The city also runs a quarterly drive-up recycling effort with the next event coming up Sept. 6.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 July 2025
The drive-up ATMs at both sites will remain open once the branches are closed.
—Catherine Muccigrosso
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
The free drive-up event is open to all Lake County residents, but proof of residency is required.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Their home ceremony included drive-up COVID testing and just 24 people from their inner circle.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The American tech giant’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, wrote in a X post in July, that the bot will begin delivering food orders to customers at Tesla’s futuristic drive-up diner in Los Angeles next year.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Online and drive-up window ordering will be available.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The 54-room lodge pairs nostalgic design with modern convenience: think custom headboards, smart TVs, and drive-up access or private balconies.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
The city also runs a quarterly drive-up recycling effort with the next event coming up Sept. 6.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 28 July 2025
The drive-up ATMs at both sites will remain open once the branches are closed.
—Catherine Muccigrosso
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
The free drive-up event is open to all Lake County residents, but proof of residency is required.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
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“Drive-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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