How to Use drive-in in a Sentence

drive-in

noun

• Every kid should go to the drive-in at least once!
  — Parents, 11 June 2026
• Both the drive-in scenery and the after-dark show are worth the trip.
  — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
• Jim Mora’s drive-bys are more like drive-ins.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
• Catch a film at the local drive-in movie theater.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
• Being stranded at the drive-in sounds way more fun.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
• This was back when Frisch's was a drive-in with carhop curb service.
  — Annasofia Scheve, The Enquirer, 26 June 2023
• Go to the Hi-Way drive-in movie theater.
  — Clio Chang, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2025
• The site for many years was home to a drive-in theater and a weekend swap meet.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
• There’s a sick, pink, B-movie drive-in glow to much of the picture.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2024
• The teen idols squired Evert and Navratilova to a drive-in movie.
  — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
• Find the complete list of drive-in theaters and what to know below.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
• But that was Lionel who loved the drive-in; John doesn’t care.
  — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 31 July 2025
• This film plays every night at the drive-in theater before the main show.
  — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024
• The space also has its own massage room and a drive-in tender dock for toys.
  — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
• The two share the grief of that loss — and a motorhome on the lot of a drive-in movie theater.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
• More sports should do drive-in double features of a classic flick and then a game.
  — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
• While prices at the drive-in have risen over the years, most menu items still sit under $10.
  — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 22 July 2023
• If there isn't a drive-in in your town, look for one nearby or at your vacation spot.
  — Parents, 11 June 2026
• That whole sequence at the end, the entire drive-in movie theater, that took us three weeks.
  — Marc Malkin, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
• But the coolest amenity is the drive-in movie theater that plays flicks in the middle of the desert.
  — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 2 Sep. 2023
• The film passed the $1 million mark after a month of drive-in movie theater buzz.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
• The cafe is replacing an Olathe drive-in of more than 50 years.
  — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
• The drive-in has been family run since the very beginning.
  — Abby Price, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
• There are a few menu items at our favorite Southern drive-in chain that are hard to resist.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
• Their ‘drive-in’ movie theater with classic cars and great movies is unique, fun, and nostalgic.
  — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
• Classic burger drive-ins in North Texas can be counted on one hand.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
• The beloved burger joint is known for their classic drive-in fare, from burgers to dogs to onion rings to milkshakes.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
• The drive-in theater soon went to six nights a week of featuring classic movies on its outdoor screen.
  — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
• The performance was broadcast to dozens of other drive-ins across the country.
  — Jake Harris july 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
• That spot, which is not a drive-in, has been in business a shorter time — since 1971.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025