motorist

Example Sentences

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A police officer burst into tears as he was cleared of killing a motorist during a high-speed pursuit of another driver.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Minnesota officials have complained that their law enforcement have been excluded from the investigation into the killing of motorist Renee Good by a federal immigration officer on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Martin Tomsick told City News Service that officers attempted to pull over a motorist around 12:45 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Late on a cold afternoon in March, a motorist in Belleville, Ill., came upon a young boy wandering down a busy street without shoes and wearing only a T-shirt and pajama bottoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

In my mind’s eye, Aunt Gloria turned into a motorist with driving goggles and a huge consignment of bananas in the back seat.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd