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 kidnappers, Lamar Alexander and Ronnie Jerome Hill, died in the shootout, but so did their victim, UPS driver Frank Ordoñez, 27, and Richard Cutshaw, 70, a motorist in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
An image of the late Juanita Craft, a local civil rights leader, smiles as motorists pass by.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Thornton deputy city attorney Adam Stephens said motorists’ Fourth Amendment rights are not being violated by the city’s Flock camera network.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The driver then got out of her vehicle and approached other motorists and attempted to get into other cars, police said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
An image of the late Juanita Craft, a local civil rights leader, smiles as motorists pass by.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Thornton deputy city attorney Adam Stephens said motorists’ Fourth Amendment rights are not being violated by the city’s Flock camera network.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The driver then got out of her vehicle and approached other motorists and attempted to get into other cars, police said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Motorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorist. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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motorist
noun
mo·tor·ist
ˈmōt-ə-rəst 
: a person who travels by automobile
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