: 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 coroner had been parked in the driveway for an hour, and nothing had been wheeled out.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 14 May 2025
An officer walked up the driveway with a police dog, stepping past an iron gate that appeared to be damaged.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Isaac Leal, 17, jumped onto the back of a Jeep that began to pull out of a driveway in Arlington on April 20 and later hit the ground, suffering a severe head injury, according to local stations KXAS and KTVT.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Remove the unit from the window and move it to a place where it can be cleaned without contaminating other parts of the home, such as a driveway or backyard.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 14 May 2025
An officer walked up the driveway with a police dog, stepping past an iron gate that appeared to be damaged.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Isaac Leal, 17, jumped onto the back of a Jeep that began to pull out of a driveway in Arlington on April 20 and later hit the ground, suffering a severe head injury, according to local stations KXAS and KTVT.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Remove the unit from the window and move it to a place where it can be cleaned without contaminating other parts of the home, such as a driveway or backyard.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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 18 May. 2025.
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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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