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
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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.
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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
Seeing an excuse to get out of therapy, Merit drives out to the lakeside cabin where Clay lives to supervise him.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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
Seeing an excuse to get out of therapy, Merit drives out to the lakeside cabin where Clay lives to supervise him.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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