: 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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Esther has a steep driveway that continuously triggers Subaru’s Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system when backing out of her driveway.
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Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Deputies had not yet arrived by 9 a.m. Flores descended, wearing a harness, to speak with members of the news media from his driveway.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The future of the American auto industry — and what's parked in your driveway — could be shaped by negotiations on Capitol Hill right now.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 3 June 2025
Humanity’s dominion over the Earth isn’t really about the spread of cities and towns, highways and driveways, industry and commerce.
—Michael Grunwald, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
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Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Deputies had not yet arrived by 9 a.m. Flores descended, wearing a harness, to speak with members of the news media from his driveway.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The future of the American auto industry — and what's parked in your driveway — could be shaped by negotiations on Capitol Hill right now.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 3 June 2025
Humanity’s dominion over the Earth isn’t really about the spread of cities and towns, highways and driveways, industry and commerce.
—Michael Grunwald, The Atlantic, 3 June 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 10 Jun. 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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