: 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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Crews removed his driveway to gain access to fix the sliding hillside and road.
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Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
There are also semi-permanent art installations everywhere in the area, including along driveways and the roadside.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The beatdown started with a low crawl up King’s steep gravel driveway.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
About halfway through the bath, the owner noticed a police officer pull into their driveway.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
There are also semi-permanent art installations everywhere in the area, including along driveways and the roadside.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The beatdown started with a low crawl up King’s steep gravel driveway.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
About halfway through the bath, the owner noticed a police officer pull into their driveway.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 3 Apr. 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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