drive off
phrasal verb
drove off; driven off; driving off; drives off
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove off the invaders.
waved her hands to drive the flies off
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Police allege Fotis Dulos attacked his wife in their garage before driving off with her body.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
That stretch of Mediterranean coast was only even named while being demarcated as a refuge for Palestinians driven off their land by Jewish forces in the 1948 war that created Israel.
—Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Emerson with a towel over his head and very emotional as he was driven off.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Upon seeing the weapon, the boyfriend, 31, drove off southbound on 101st St. trying to get away, hitting the victim in the process, according to police.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
That stretch of Mediterranean coast was only even named while being demarcated as a refuge for Palestinians driven off their land by Jewish forces in the 1948 war that created Israel.
—Karl Vick, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Emerson with a towel over his head and very emotional as he was driven off.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Upon seeing the weapon, the boyfriend, 31, drove off southbound on 101st St. trying to get away, hitting the victim in the process, according to police.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drive off
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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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