: 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 Placer County Sheriff’s Office published a video soon after the incident of a man walking up the driveway of Spohr’s home hours before the shooting.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
He was thrown off the machine while clearing his driveway.
—Kimberly Aguirre, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The sound of exploding airbags awoke a family of five recently as an SUV burned in the driveway of their Maryland home.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 25 May 2024
Designed by architect John Ike and completed in 2004 by Horizon Builders, the estate is hidden away behind double gates and a lengthy cobblestone driveway lined with trees that empties out at a French limestone and mansard-roof mansion spanning four stories.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
He was thrown off the machine while clearing his driveway.
—Kimberly Aguirre, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The sound of exploding airbags awoke a family of five recently as an SUV burned in the driveway of their Maryland home.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 25 May 2024
Designed by architect John Ike and completed in 2004 by Horizon Builders, the estate is hidden away behind double gates and a lengthy cobblestone driveway lined with trees that empties out at a French limestone and mansard-roof mansion spanning four stories.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
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“Driveway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driveway. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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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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