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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Despite it only having been a decade since the Los Angeles riots, which had been triggered by the acquittal of four white cops who’d beaten Black motorist Rodney King on video, Keith was a proud LAPD cop.
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
The way the motorist was driving caused the man to be thrown from the hood of the vehicle, which resulted in him sustaining a serious head injury.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Tarr said among the immediate steps the state could take to prevent wrong-way crashes include adding new signage, painting directional arrows along road surfaces and placing plastic barriers along highway on-ramps to warn motorists heading the wrong way.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
That said, Mazda deserves some credit for including a dedicated shortcut button to quickly disable the more intrusive driver assistance alerts — something many motorists will appreciate.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
The way the motorist was driving caused the man to be thrown from the hood of the vehicle, which resulted in him sustaining a serious head injury.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Tarr said among the immediate steps the state could take to prevent wrong-way crashes include adding new signage, painting directional arrows along road surfaces and placing plastic barriers along highway on-ramps to warn motorists heading the wrong way.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
That said, Mazda deserves some credit for including a dedicated shortcut button to quickly disable the more intrusive driver assistance alerts — something many motorists will appreciate.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorist. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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motorist
noun
mo·tor·ist
ˈmōt-ə-rəst 
: a person who travels by automobile
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