How to Use motorist in a Sentence

motorist

noun
  • When our car broke down, we were helped by a passing motorist.
  • And prices for motorists must be the same at both types.
    — Andrew Selsky, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • At the time, there were few safe spots for Black motorists to stop.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The motorist who struck the victim fled the scene after the collision.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • It’s the squeegee men shaking down the motorist waiting at a light.
    — Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 16 June 2022
  • That’s not great news for motorists who want to get to East Hartford.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
  • Cell phone video taken by motorists on I-25 showed the plane crash.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • The motorist fled the scene without checking on the victim.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Wu was on foot when she was hit by a westbound motorist.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
  • At one point, a car in the neighborhood had started, and the motorist pulled out, then stopped.
    — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022
  • In one instance, a motorist drove 52 mph over the limit.
    — Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2022
  • At the other end of the spectrum, data show the most dismal spot in the U.S. for motorists is the 50th state in more ways than one.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The Sylmar motorist was killed in the crash, the TV news outlet reported.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The city asks motorists to be patient as the parade passes.
    — Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 2 July 2023
  • Most motorists will learn about the new premiums when their bills arrive in the mail.
    — Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • April 11 tried to make a traffic stop on Engle Road, but the motorist did not comply and fled the scene.
    — cleveland, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Traffic is lighter north of that point because some motorists head west on State Route 69 to the Prescott area.
    — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2024
  • The fire department said motorists were trapped on the road amid high waters.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Turner told a 911 dispatcher that the motorist had pulled a gun on him.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2021
  • While the boy flagged down a passing motorist for help, the girl ran into an open garage in the 2400 block of North Sugar Ridge Road.
    — Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • One motorist grabbed a protester by the collar and threw them on the hood of a car while others laughed and recorded the brawl.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Police had been summoned to the scene by a report of a man who’d pointed a gun at a motorist.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The kitten was first spotted on the bridge last Tuesday morning by a motorist who stopped to help him.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • And the victim’s mother pleaded for the motorist to come forward.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
  • On race day, the road to the summit — the highest paved road in North America and third-highest peak in the Front Range — is closed to motorists.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The motorist was taken to a hospital and later died as well.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2023
  • One motorist died at the scene, while the other died at a hospital in Wadena.
    — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The officer removed the motorist who was then searched.
    — cleveland, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Traffic was not rerouted, and many motorists along the mountainous route had no choice but to remain in their vehicles overnight.
    — CBS News, 28 June 2025
  • The mass of activists marched down blocks of Fayette Street, sometimes tying up traffic but also receiving honks of approval from the waiting motorists.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025

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