drive away
phrasal verb
drove away; driven away; driving away; drives away
: to cause or force (someone) to leave especially by making a situation unpleasant or unattractive
The store's high prices are driving away customers.
Examples of drive away in a Sentence
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Davidson’s 2008 burgundy Saturn Outlook had been driven away from the crash site, per police who recovered it at an undisclosed location.
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Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Meade, who had pending misdemeanor drug charges at the time, sped away from the sheriff and fired three shots at him while driving away and swerved off the road into a field.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024
They were driven away and led on foot through a tunnel for hours.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
The other Grande Dame is the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, which has immaculate new villas and palatial ocean-facing suites, featured in Emily in Paris on her fateful trip to what was said to be Saint-Tropez (actually a two-hour drive away).
—Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
Opening and closing night are just a 15-minute drive away at Vidiots in Eagle Rock, the 271-seat theater and video store that reopened just a year ago.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
Jack Murphy, who owns Brawner Builders, the company whose workers had been on the bridge, got a phone call about the collapse and raced to the area, about a 30-minute drive away.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Some of the locations were fairly close to our home while others were more than an hour’s drive away.
—Maggie Downs, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The Wagoneer drove away, but not for long — undercover officers swarmed it a short time later.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Meade, who had pending misdemeanor drug charges at the time, sped away from the sheriff and fired three shots at him while driving away and swerved off the road into a field.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024
They were driven away and led on foot through a tunnel for hours.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
The other Grande Dame is the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, which has immaculate new villas and palatial ocean-facing suites, featured in Emily in Paris on her fateful trip to what was said to be Saint-Tropez (actually a two-hour drive away).
—Amy Louise Bailey, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
Opening and closing night are just a 15-minute drive away at Vidiots in Eagle Rock, the 271-seat theater and video store that reopened just a year ago.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
Jack Murphy, who owns Brawner Builders, the company whose workers had been on the bridge, got a phone call about the collapse and raced to the area, about a 30-minute drive away.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Some of the locations were fairly close to our home while others were more than an hour’s drive away.
—Maggie Downs, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The Wagoneer drove away, but not for long — undercover officers swarmed it a short time later.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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