: 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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If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
While popping wheelies on his bike, shooting hoops in the driveway, and playing football with his dad and older brother in the front yard, Harmon looks like a lot of other boys.
—Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
According to the report, detectives eventually found a spent bullet casing outside in the driveway.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
Right away, Raky says his first thought was to get the car out of the house, but his wife's car was parked right outside in the driveway, so the path was blocked.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
While popping wheelies on his bike, shooting hoops in the driveway, and playing football with his dad and older brother in the front yard, Harmon looks like a lot of other boys.
—Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
According to the report, detectives eventually found a spent bullet casing outside in the driveway.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
Right away, Raky says his first thought was to get the car out of the house, but his wife's car was parked right outside in the driveway, so the path was blocked.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 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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