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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Michigan State Police officials are investigating after a motorist walking on the shoulder of an interstate exit in Detroit to get more gas for his car was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash Saturday afternoon, the agency said.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The Weather Service advised motorists to slow down and use low beams when driving in fog and to allow extra time during morning commutes.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Dec. 2025
In one incident, a motorist crashed and died on a roadway in South Sacramento.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Scenes from Saturday — robot cars stalled in busy thoroughfares with hazard lights flashing as motorists honked in frustration — marked the broadest-scale malfunction of the technology since the earliest stages of its rollout.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
The Weather Service advised motorists to slow down and use low beams when driving in fog and to allow extra time during morning commutes.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Dec. 2025
In one incident, a motorist crashed and died on a roadway in South Sacramento.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Scenes from Saturday — robot cars stalled in busy thoroughfares with hazard lights flashing as motorists honked in frustration — marked the broadest-scale malfunction of the technology since the earliest stages of its rollout.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorist. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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motorist
noun
mo·tor·ist
ˈmōt-ə-rəst 
: a person who travels by automobile
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