: 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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According to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched in November to a residence in the Linville community of Marion after a caller reported a neighbor standing in their driveway screaming and refusing to leave the property despite having been warned previously.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Lyhung Thach, 25, was found in the driveway and told officers a second person was injured inside.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Lyhung Thach, 25, was found in the driveway and told officers a second person was injured inside.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
That morning, in a new suburb of Glendale, three-year-old Kelly Keen wandered, unattended, out of her house and into the driveway.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 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 11 Jan. 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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