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

Examples of drive off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The northbound semitrailer also drove off the side of the road during the crash. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026

In the final minute alone, Jones had a steal, knocked another ball away from Jaden McDaniels to get Chicago the ball back and scored the go-ahead bucket on a drive off an in-bounds play. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026

Before pulling Huffman over, and while calling Tatum for backup, Thomas acknowledges that Huffman hadn’t actually shined any lights on the decoy before driving off. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2026

Then, someone inside the car shot at him before driving off, deputies say. —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for drive off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff