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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Garry Moore, 68, chief of the Whitewater Fire Protection District in Missouri, died while assisting a stranded motorist.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Missouri State Highway Patrol authorities informed local media that Moore was the chief of the Whitewater Fire Protection District and was killed while assisting a stranded motorist.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Officials also linked a fire chief’s death in Missouri and a motorist’s death in Indiana to the storm.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Hillside Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday on the report of a motor vehicle crash and found that a motorist had struck a pedestrian, according to the Hartford Fire Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Missouri State Highway Patrol authorities informed local media that Moore was the chief of the Whitewater Fire Protection District and was killed while assisting a stranded motorist.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Officials also linked a fire chief’s death in Missouri and a motorist’s death in Indiana to the storm.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Hillside Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday on the report of a motor vehicle crash and found that a motorist had struck a pedestrian, according to the Hartford Fire Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorist. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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motorist
noun
mo·tor·ist
ˈmōt-ə-rəst 
: a person who travels by automobile
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