: 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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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.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
In moments, its blade will deposit a berm of ice chunks in front of your once pristine driveway with cold indifference.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
The limit would also extend to parking lots, other entrances and driveways.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
The snow was shushing off the roof of the garage and down on the driveway.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
In moments, its blade will deposit a berm of ice chunks in front of your once pristine driveway with cold indifference.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
The limit would also extend to parking lots, other entrances and driveways.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
The snow was shushing off the roof of the garage and down on the driveway.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 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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