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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The suspect fired rounds at that point and didn't hurt anyone and drove off.
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Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Others excitedly waved as the bus drove off.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Nov. 2025
The group then drove off, taking the victim, whose name has not been made public, to the 700 block of Northwest 9th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
It's accessed via a winding drive off the Great River Road.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Others excitedly waved as the bus drove off.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Nov. 2025
The group then drove off, taking the victim, whose name has not been made public, to the 700 block of Northwest 9th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
It's accessed via a winding drive off the Great River Road.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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