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.
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Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot by Jonathan Ross, an army veteran with more than 10 years of experience as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, while attempting to drive away during a protest against the agency last week.
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Connor Greene, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Cole Koisti, the owner of Cole’s Snobear Expeditions, drops me off and drives away with his guests, a local wild rice farmer and his visiting family from North Dakota.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
One was positive that the driver was attempting to evade the ICE agents by driving away.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Frey and Walz also claimed Good was trying to drive away.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
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Connor Greene, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Cole Koisti, the owner of Cole’s Snobear Expeditions, drops me off and drives away with his guests, a local wild rice farmer and his visiting family from North Dakota.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
One was positive that the driver was attempting to evade the ICE agents by driving away.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Frey and Walz also claimed Good was trying to drive away.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drive away
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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