: 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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Cruz collided with the victim's car and several other vehicles parked on the street before veering into a home and coming to a stop in the driveway, prosecutors said.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Surveillance video images included in the criminal complaint show a person dressed in a dark hoodie and pants that the FBI alleges is Moreno-Gama approaching the driveway of Altman’s home.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
As the driver made a three-point turn in the driveway, the footage appeared to show Reilly shoot at the car.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The regulations also forced the driveway, which allowed for site access, to cut through what was meant to be garden space.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Surveillance video images included in the criminal complaint show a person dressed in a dark hoodie and pants that the FBI alleges is Moreno-Gama approaching the driveway of Altman’s home.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
As the driver made a three-point turn in the driveway, the footage appeared to show Reilly shoot at the car.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The regulations also forced the driveway, which allowed for site access, to cut through what was meant to be garden space.
—New Atlas, 13 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 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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