drive out

phrasal 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 After a trip to New York City, the couple decided to drive out to Connecticut to continue their house-hunting search, which Nara first shared online last month. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 The following weekend, Garten and her husband Jeffrey drove out to New York and bought the shop for $20,000. Morgan Smith, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024 Yet, the divisive political climate at City Hall has driven out two chief financial officers in less than two years. Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Though Israeli leaders insisted that their withdrawal from Lebanon was a unilateral political decision, many Lebanese credited Hezbollah with driving out the army by stepping up its attacks. Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drive out 

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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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