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

The goal was limited to driving out the Iraqi troops who'd seized Kuwait. — Greg Myre, NPR, 18 July 2026

The researchers interpret the tails as a sign that helium is currently being driven out of the atmosphere by the high-energy radiation the star produces. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Her son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), an infant when his father set off for war, is now a young man intent on driving out the suitors—a primordial coming-of-age plot. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

She, like many other Black women and children, was eventually driven out of town. — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Rhymes for drive out

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