right of way
Example Sentences
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The site is said to be mostly covered in trees and scrub and has a public right of way running from Palgrave to Diss in Norfolk, up the western side.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
On Wednesday, he told The Times he would be introducing another motion stemming from the fire, this time requesting an analysis of what percent of vegetation and rubbish fires occur in Caltrans’ right of way.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Wilson's Lane, also known locally as Babe's Entry, has historically been a public right of way and is regularly used by shoppers to walk between two of Dungannon's main streets.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
They’re dirt and sand roads, but there’s intersections, there’s right of way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
I almost run across the intersection even though the lights say I have the right of way.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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