: 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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One month later, a hooded man threw a cup of acid in Ikram's face in her Elmont driveway before taking off.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The flooding left the road, driveways, yards, cars, and homes covered in mud.
—Chantell Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Brutton was sitting in his car getting ready to back into his home’s driveway.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Motorists will not be able to pass through the intersection but will still be able to access nearby businesses via driveways, officials said.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The flooding left the road, driveways, yards, cars, and homes covered in mud.
—Chantell Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Brutton was sitting in his car getting ready to back into his home’s driveway.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Motorists will not be able to pass through the intersection but will still be able to access nearby businesses via driveways, officials said.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 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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