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

Once handed the money, the suspect drove off, and police pulled Huang over, taking him into custody. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Clouse stands, avoiding my eye, and drives off in a cloud of dust. — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

The man rushes to the garage, grabs a crate of tools and a leaf blower and gets back inside the vehicle, which then reverses and drives off. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Police found surveillance footage that showed the shooting and occupants of a Kia Sportage firing toward victims and hitting one before driving off, according to court documents. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for drive off

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