right of way
Example Sentences
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The crash took place at 12:55 p.m. on May 19, 2025, when Cervantes’ car was hit by a driver who failed to yield to the right of way at an intersection in downtown Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Over the last few years a lot of legal work has been done by local authorities and the National Parks to make the path an official right of way.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Planning documents refer to it as "a public right of way", but Mid Ulster Council say the lane is under private ownership.
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
