drive away

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Igoe said the armed suspect was being held at gunpoint by the CHP officer before the suspect got back in his vehicle and drove away. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Golfers can play on an 18-hole course with mountain vistas, and the city of Bolzano is a 30-minute drive away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

The shooter's car drove away southbound on Western, according to police. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Orders started coming in from Santa Paula and even Ojai, which can be more than a 45-minute to an hour drive away. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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