motorist

Example Sentences

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The warning came after one local motorist apparently failed to provide proof that he was eligible for the scheme after changing his car.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

"I can't believe it," said one motorist, who spoke to AFP on Friday on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

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

Bunderson wanted to avoid Dr. Strayer testifying to the jury that when a motorist is texting, or, for that matter, talking on the phone, they are unfocused and distracted.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel