: 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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On the surface, all the Wisteria neighbors are living the dream: beautiful homes, gorgeous families, shiny SUVs in the driveway.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
The shooting took place about 11:25 p.m. when the two suspects approached a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 1200 block of Navajo Drive, a police report said.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The report states that just before 6 p.m. on April 28, Montana was heard revving his car engine in his driveway for 30 minutes, apparently upset at his neighbors for letting their lawn scraps blow into his yard.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
In a subsequent news release, police said the car was entering Donnelly Avenue from a nearby driveway when it was struck by an e-bike traveling eastbound.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2025
The shooting took place about 11:25 p.m. when the two suspects approached a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 1200 block of Navajo Drive, a police report said.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The report states that just before 6 p.m. on April 28, Montana was heard revving his car engine in his driveway for 30 minutes, apparently upset at his neighbors for letting their lawn scraps blow into his yard.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
In a subsequent news release, police said the car was entering Donnelly Avenue from a nearby driveway when it was struck by an e-bike traveling eastbound.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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 22 Aug. 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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