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

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

The robots swarming around look like electric orange self-driving lawn mowers in a coordinated dance, giving one another the right of way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

I almost run across the intersection even though the lights say I have the right of way.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi