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

Instead, the aim, analysts say, is to displace populations, drive out communities, and keep areas under resistance control in a state of chaos. —Helen Regan, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024

Scott added that Sacramento residents often drive out to Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco to see performers that don’t stop in the capital city. —Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024

Residents who live inside the zone and drive out must pay the toll to return. —Hillary Chura, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2024

In the South, antislavery voices were driven out of communities. —Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024

This created the perfect environment for invasive freshwater weeds and drove out much of the native wildlife. —Bianca Nogrady, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024

Independent news outlets have been driven out of the country. —Paul Sonne, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024

Hama has ruled the Gaza Strip since driving out the Palestinian Authority in 2007. —Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024

Many were also driven out by political persecution. —Lautaro Grinspan, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024