Examples of motorist in a Sentence
When our car broke down, we were helped by a passing motorist.
environmental organizations suggest that motorists get together and carpool to avoid adding to pollution levels
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The problem is motorists exiting Coffee Creek from Voyage Boulevard, and buses from the nearby Duneland Schools garage on County Road 100 East, regularly pull out onto Indiana 49, raising the potential for crashes.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Lacy, who was from Thibodaux, Louisiana, allegedly was driving recklessly — speeding and passing in a no-passing zone — when a motorist who was swerving to avoid Lacy's Dodge Charger crashed head-on into another vehicle.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
The remaining 10 people who died in Sacramento crashes last year were motorists.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Two pedestrians and eight motorists were killed on the road from 2019 through 2023.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Lacy, who was from Thibodaux, Louisiana, allegedly was driving recklessly — speeding and passing in a no-passing zone — when a motorist who was swerving to avoid Lacy's Dodge Charger crashed head-on into another vehicle.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
The remaining 10 people who died in Sacramento crashes last year were motorists.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Two pedestrians and eight motorists were killed on the road from 2019 through 2023.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorist. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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motorist
noun
mo·tor·ist
ˈmōt-ə-rəst 
: a person who travels by automobile
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