Examples of motorist in a Sentence
When our car broke down, we were helped by a passing motorist.
environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels
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Later that weekend, a similar scenario ended with a Border Patrol agent shooting motorist Marimar Martinez five times.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Spring has sprung in Clear Creek County, where popular Guanella Pass Road will open to motorists on Thursday, April 16, the earliest opening date for the road since it was paved in 2016, said county public information officer Megan Hiler-Wilson.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
With the decline in usage and the availability of the 5-1-1 motorist assistance program, the Orange County Transportation Authority board gave its blessing this week to remove the remaining 175 call boxes along local freeways by June 2027.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Manhattan cyclists could soon have a major crosstrown thoroughfare between the Upper East Side and Upper West Side but motorists might find the going a little slower in a plan announced by the Mamdani administration late Tuesday.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Spring has sprung in Clear Creek County, where popular Guanella Pass Road will open to motorists on Thursday, April 16, the earliest opening date for the road since it was paved in 2016, said county public information officer Megan Hiler-Wilson.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
With the decline in usage and the availability of the 5-1-1 motorist assistance program, the Orange County Transportation Authority board gave its blessing this week to remove the remaining 175 call boxes along local freeways by June 2027.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Manhattan cyclists could soon have a major crosstrown thoroughfare between the Upper East Side and Upper West Side but motorists might find the going a little slower in a plan announced by the Mamdani administration late Tuesday.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorist. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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motorist
noun
mo·tor·ist
ˈmōt-ə-rəst 
: a person who travels by automobile
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