driver's side
noun
: the side of the car where the driver sits
The front door on the driver's side is scratched.
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Police said a man was driving a white Dodge van when he was shot from the driver's side while on the B-W Parkway in Anne Arundel County.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Police said when Hyde, 24, got out of the driver's side of the vehicle, she was hit by a westbound 2017 Toyota Corolla driven by 25-year-old Sheri Jones, who was allegedly attempting to avoid the vehicle in the roadway by driving her car around Hyde's car on the left.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Because that oversized bed was installed in a sleeper tent that folded out from the righthand driver's side of the camper box.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Ramirez was then seen closing the doors and sitting inside the driver's side as the father opened fire from the passenger side, police said.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Police said when Hyde, 24, got out of the driver's side of the vehicle, she was hit by a westbound 2017 Toyota Corolla driven by 25-year-old Sheri Jones, who was allegedly attempting to avoid the vehicle in the roadway by driving her car around Hyde's car on the left.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Because that oversized bed was installed in a sleeper tent that folded out from the righthand driver's side of the camper box.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Ramirez was then seen closing the doors and sitting inside the driver's side as the father opened fire from the passenger side, police said.
—Alexandra Koch , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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“Driver's side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driver%27s%20side. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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