: 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 panels helped reduce traffic noise by 4 decibels, and was particularly effective at dampening the sound of cars approaching or leaving the driveway.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 July 2025
There was also bowing in the home’s siding from incorrect framing, cracks in the driveway and HVAC issues.
—Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
Gephart said the police have been flooded with complaints from residents for nearly two years that guests at the mosque and brewery park on side streets, take spots from homeowners or their visitors, block driveways or, near King Jugg, create disturbances.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
The 44-year-old former reality TV star took to Instagram to share video from her security cameras, which showed three men dressed in black hoodies jumping over the gate at the front of her property and across her driveway.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 July 2025
There was also bowing in the home’s siding from incorrect framing, cracks in the driveway and HVAC issues.
—Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
Gephart said the police have been flooded with complaints from residents for nearly two years that guests at the mosque and brewery park on side streets, take spots from homeowners or their visitors, block driveways or, near King Jugg, create disturbances.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
The 44-year-old former reality TV star took to Instagram to share video from her security cameras, which showed three men dressed in black hoodies jumping over the gate at the front of her property and across her driveway.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 July 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 29 Jul. 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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