How to Use driveway in a Sentence

driveway

noun
Definition of drivewaynext
  • A long driveway led to the mansion.
  • The driveway winds around to the rear of the house, where one finds two garage spots off to the side.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Or when wind blows heaps of snow from the front lawn to bury the driveway.
    — Detroit Free Press, 12 May 2023
  • Shirlee knew not to come by when Jane’s car was in the driveway.
    — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The garage door is open to allow a car parked in the driveway to charge.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Chalk them all on the driveway, then bust out ride-on toys for the kids to drive around.
    — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Fagan’s car was in the driveway; all the doors in the house were locked, but the house side gate was open.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Look for an oil or fuel spill on the driveway or in front of the house.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The driveway slopes down to a private parking area and garage.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The Chevy Bolt that caught fire was unplugged and parked in the owner’s driveway.
    — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The cord was nice and long at 25 feet, which came in handy while cleaning a driveway.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • To use the rope, first prepare your driveway by cleaning out the cracks.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The day care is located at the end of a driveway off a cul-de-sac.
    — Rob Gillies, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Time to take that long, long walk down the driveway to the waiting Reject Van.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • According to Doug, Roy’s truck was in the driveway, with the keys on the console.
    — Anna Turning, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
  • With crime scene tape still wrapped around the house, dozens of people look on from a driveway across the street.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
  • This can be rarely achieved when the vehicle is in the driveway, the website states.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Officers searched the area and found a black car parked in a Stephanie Lane driveway.
    — cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • Brick pavers are used for the walkways and driveway, and there is a brick patio.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Access will be via a driveway to the northwest corner of the site.
    — Brian Gioiele, Connecticut Post, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The victim began to run down the driveway as two or three more dogs joined in on the attack.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 30 July 2023
  • The resident last saw the car in the driveway at 6 p.m. the previous day.
    — cleveland, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Police said the homeowner gave the robber keys that didn’t match the car in the driveway, and the suspect left the area.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
  • My partner went down … the driveway here … next to the driveway was like a brush pile that was pulled up.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
  • The deputy then appears to shoot the suspect, who falls as two of the bystanders in the driveway run to the deputy, one grabbing him.
    — Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The driver saw a space between barrels and thought the entrance to a driveway was open.
    — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • There was a basketball hoop in the driveway when the kids were growing up.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Skinner stops French as the captain pulls into the driveway of a home.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • These three suspicious men dropped out of sky in front of my house, on the 400 block of North Jones, hung out there for a bit, then ran toward my driveway blowing horns and flew off, heading toward Oakwood.
    — Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But her next-door neighbor, who doesn't have her own driveway and typically parks on the street, has gradually come to view the poster's driveway as a backup parking spot.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024

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