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

Worst off were those displaced from the parish of their birth, driven out by conflict or condemnation. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

When most of the Utes were inevitably driven out of Colorado—after every treaty had been broken by the Americans and violence had ensued—Mears helped negotiate the terms of their departure. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Its Switchblade flying car can drive out of your garage and take you to a nearby airport. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The Van Dyke Cafe closed in 2014, driven out by skyrocketing rents and the arrival of corporate retail outlets. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for drive out

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