: 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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The singer was reportedly home at the time and no injuries were reported in the incident in which one round penetrated a wall of the mansion, leaving bullet holes in the gate of the home and in an RV parked in the driveway.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
The driveway to the warehouse has a locked gate, and a second, even larger, building blends into the gray sky down the hill.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Bradley's car was missing from the driveway and after a thorough investigation, investigators confirmed that his pickup truck was taken to Sarasota, which is about an hour away.
—Alyssa Dzikowski, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Some substitute teachers who showed up for work turned around and went home after meeting picketers blocking the schools’ driveways, according to the union.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
The driveway to the warehouse has a locked gate, and a second, even larger, building blends into the gray sky down the hill.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Bradley's car was missing from the driveway and after a thorough investigation, investigators confirmed that his pickup truck was taken to Sarasota, which is about an hour away.
—Alyssa Dzikowski, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Some substitute teachers who showed up for work turned around and went home after meeting picketers blocking the schools’ driveways, according to the union.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 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 13 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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