MOTORIST in a Sentence

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For MOTORIST, below is one of 9 sentences:
He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes.

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 Meanings and Examples of MOTORIST
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
motorist
 n.  someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
Classic Sentence:
1  It was at this point that she gave up being a motorist and retired to the house.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
2  Thus far there was no difficulty in accounting for his time--there were boys who had seen a man "acting sort of crazy" and motorists at whom he stared oddly from the side of the road.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
3  The street was busy with unusual traffic, loud with the horns of motorists and the gongs of impatient tram-drivers.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In AFTER THE RACE
Example Sentence:
1  The venal policeman cheerfully accepted the bribe offered him by the speeding motorist whom he had stopped.
2  The soldier stopped the motorist at a roadside checkpoint.
3  Snow and ice have left many roads treacherous, and motorists are warned to drive slowly.
4  The campaign against drinking and driving will include spot checks on motorists.
5  He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes.
6  That little store was the last outpost for motorists before they entered the desert.