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

Examples of drive off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police said the group drove off and fired shots at officers multiple times. —Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026

DeGourville figures to be an interesting fit in coach Fred Hoiberg’s five-out offensive system that relies on 3s and drives off closeouts. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026

As authorities were returning from the raid, the driver of the vehicle carrying two of the agents drove off the road and plunged hundreds of feet down the mountain and then burst into flames, according to the Chihuahua attorney general. —Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

The local government said the convoy drove off the side of a ravine and the car exploded. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for drive off

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