How to Use driveway in a Sentence

driveway

noun
  • A long driveway led to the mansion.
  • The hearse is parked in the driveway, back doors wide open.
    Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The driveway winds around to the rear of the house, where one finds two garage spots off to the side.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • At the end of the driveway, Adil placed the car into drive.
    Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Or when wind blows heaps of snow from the front lawn to bury the driveway.
    Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2023
  • Police went to the house, saw the Malibu in the driveway, and knocked on the door.
    cleveland, 29 July 2022
  • Shirlee knew not to come by when Jane’s car was in the driveway.
    Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Cars lined the curb, and about a dozen men stood in his driveway.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The garage door is open to allow a car parked in the driveway to charge.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The Hummer’s in the driveway, her Escalade’s in the garage.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Fenn then left his totaled truck in the driveway and hid in the woods.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Chalk them all on the driveway, then bust out ride-on toys for the kids to drive around.
    Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
  • There was the sound of his car in the driveway and then the front door slamming, right on cue.
    T. Coraghessan Boyle, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
  • In the final scene, a new car pulls into the driveway of the house the group just fled.
    Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 30 July 2025
  • Fagan’s car was in the driveway; all the doors in the house were locked, but the house side gate was open.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The slides are a three-minute walk from the driveway turned parking lot.
    Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Look for an oil or fuel spill on the driveway or in front of the house.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The gate opened, and at the end of the driveway, in gray sweats, stood Jimmy, puffing on a cigar.
    Ezra Chowaiki, Air Mail, 26 July 2025
  • Dee and Keith sell mistletoe at the end of the driveway for $1.
    oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The man is believed to have walked up the driveway of Stop & Shop and left the building on foot.
    Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2022
  • The driveway slopes down to a private parking area and garage.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Outside, remove parked cars from the driveway and the front of house.
    oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The Chevy Bolt that caught fire was unplugged and parked in the owner’s driveway.
    Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The cord was nice and long at 25 feet, which came in handy while cleaning a driveway.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • To use the rope, first prepare your driveway by cleaning out the cracks.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The outhouse stood beside the driveway in full view of Ohio 18.
    Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 3 June 2022
  • That black Range Rover awaits him in the driveway of his parents’ Danville home.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2022
  • In the driveway, Wilma trots back to her unmarked sedan and slides behind the wheel.
    Seija Rankin, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The day care is located at the end of a driveway off a cul-de-sac.
    Rob Gillies, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
  • If your yard doesn’t offer a sunny inground planting spot for a tomato plant, try growing a tomato in a large pot on a sunny driveway or deck.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025

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