drive out

verb

drove out; driven out; driving out; drives out

: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave

They drove the invaders out.

The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.

Examples of drive out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Following instructions from the kidnappers (unbeknownst to his increasingly agitated comrades), Lee drives out to meet them for the exchange, only to wreck his car and become distracted saving a nearby woman, Hua (Moon Lee). — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Four days after the arrest, Roush drove out to Leavenworth to see his brother-in-law. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Cultures that punish error quietly drive out the people least protected by the old hierarchy. — Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Waanders told me that about an artist who visited recently recalled driving out to the Ranch in those old days, when there wasn’t a single tree on the property, sleeping in his car, and showering with the garden hose outside the shed. — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for drive out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout