: 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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As part of his testimony, Kid Cudi recalled Diddy allegedly setting his Porsche on fire in his driveway with a Molotov cocktail.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 May 2025
Withstanding a blast The home’s functionality is punctuated by a carport, circular driveway and large workshop.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
The development would include more open space than the 30% mandated by city code and would come have 274 parking spaces across garages, driveways and the street, 71 more than the city requires.
—Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Around that time, the lawsuit alleges, Cudi’s car exploded in his driveway.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 May 2025
Withstanding a blast The home’s functionality is punctuated by a carport, circular driveway and large workshop.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
The development would include more open space than the 30% mandated by city code and would come have 274 parking spaces across garages, driveways and the street, 71 more than the city requires.
—Marie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Around that time, the lawsuit alleges, Cudi’s car exploded in his driveway.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 29 May. 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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