1
: carried out from a moving vehicle
a drive-by shooting
2
: done or made in a quick or cursory manner
Examples of drive-by in a Sentence
Adjective
the administrator's schedule left her with no time to make more than a drive-by assessment of the situation
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
One woman was killed and a second was injured in a drive-by shooting Friday night at a funeral home, according to East Point police.
—Alexis Stevens, AJC.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The violence increased in March when his synagogue was also targeted in a drive-by shooting.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Fort Worth police have arrested a third suspect in the April 2 drive-by killing of a 15-year-old boy, according to online arrest records.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
One woman was killed and a second was injured in a drive-by shooting Friday night at a funeral home, according to East Point police.
—Alexis Stevens, AJC.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
Ali was charged in Dakota County with two counts of drive-by shooting charges and one count of second-degree assault for the Burnsville shooting.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The violence increased in March when his synagogue was also targeted in a drive-by shooting.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Drive-by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-by. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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