: 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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When Stevens arrived at the hose, his girlfriend and her brother were already there, sitting in the driveway.
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Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness raises the popular compact SUV’s off-road credentials, slotting in with the Ford Bronco Sport as the most capable in a popular class of vehicles most of whose range of terrain stretches just past the edge of the driveway and onto a suburban lawn.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In February 2021, Wallen was caught on camera using the N-word while speaking with friends in a driveway in Tennessee.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Parking will be provided, with access from Meridian Street and the neighboring Cain Center for the Arts driveway, according to the developer’s plans.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness raises the popular compact SUV’s off-road credentials, slotting in with the Ford Bronco Sport as the most capable in a popular class of vehicles most of whose range of terrain stretches just past the edge of the driveway and onto a suburban lawn.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In February 2021, Wallen was caught on camera using the N-word while speaking with friends in a driveway in Tennessee.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Parking will be provided, with access from Meridian Street and the neighboring Cain Center for the Arts driveway, according to the developer’s plans.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 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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