How to Use driver in a Sentence

driver

noun
  • He likes to sit at the front of the bus, near the driver.
  • Who was the driver at the time of the accident?
  • We told the taxi driver to take us to the library.
  • There's a problem with the printer's driver.
  • The longer a driver stays parked, the more the hourly fee could inch up, Johnson said.
    Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Frantic search for help Taxi drivers, afraid of the police, didn’t stop to help.
    Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Officers then approached as the driver turned the wrong way down a one-way street and stopped.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The driver of the pickup was also injured, as were two children in the truck.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 22 June 2023
  • Police tried to stop the car but the driver sped away from officers, Franklin said.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2023
  • At the scene of the crash, two other drivers of two other cars were also present.
    The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2023
  • There were 23 people on board the bus, including the driver, FlixBus said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
  • While sitting down with the rest of the Housewives, Dorit outs the Southern belle, 52, for making out with her driver.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • That gives him a unique insight into who the drivers will be that will be among a group that’s talked about 10 or 15 years from now.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Those lights can also be used as countdown timers or even to show the status of your Uber driver.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The percentage of teen drivers in the US has more or less plateaued at a far lower level than a few decades ago.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 17 May 2023
  • The occupant of the home was taken to a hospital, while the driver of the vehicle fled on foot.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The crash caused the logs to go through the driver’s side of the car, injuring the 25-year-old from Fernandina Beach, per the reports.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • For some drivers, an 84-month car loan might be the best choice for their situation.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • That driver, Conn Inabnitt, was sentenced to eight to 11½ years in prison.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Hamilton is a British race-car driver, and a very successful one.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 11 June 2023
  • The driver has been described as an older white male, police said.
    Jolie Lash, ABC News, 31 July 2023
  • Since land-use changes are a primary driver of climate change, that’s a non-starter.
    Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Once the traffic is shifted onto the new bridge, northbound drivers will make a slight left at Broadway and Fifth Street.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The driver was arrested and was found to be on parole for carjacking.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023
  • Hit-and-run drivers who flee after injuring someone face up to five years in prison.
    Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The only reason to have the rearview video display inside the rearview mirror is because that’s where drivers are used to looking.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This new program with Uber is optional for cab drivers to join.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Locals were outraged by the video, as was the driver’s employer, Northern Waste.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Moon and the driver of the boat, Tang Kai-yin, were charged as organizers of the escape and sentenced to two and three years in prison respectively.
    Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023

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