right of way
Example Sentences
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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
"Nobody owns the sand, the sand is a natural public right of way," says Suzanne McGowan who has lived in Sandbanks since 1992 and has walked her dogs in the area daily.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
They’re dirt and sand roads, but there’s intersections, there’s right of way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
Qiu calls the right of way beneath the power lines “a land of opportunity to solve the housing problem in L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
I almost run across the intersection even though the lights say I have the right of way.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
