drive off
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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Alvarez led off the eighth with a 448-foot drive off Alexander, who had entered the game for the lefty-lefty matchup.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
Someone from the Mercedes fired back toward the EcoSport several times before the car fled drove off.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
The man said his wife left the bar and drove off in a gray SUV.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 May 2026
Last Sunday, in the fifth inning of the final game of the Crosstown Classic against the White Sox, Crow-Armstrong went back to the wall to make a catch on a deep drive off the bat of Miguel Vargas.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
Someone from the Mercedes fired back toward the EcoSport several times before the car fled drove off.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
The man said his wife left the bar and drove off in a gray SUV.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 May 2026
Last Sunday, in the fifth inning of the final game of the Crosstown Classic against the White Sox, Crow-Armstrong went back to the wall to make a catch on a deep drive off the bat of Miguel Vargas.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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 1 Jun. 2026.
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