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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As the car that brought them to the shelter proceeds to drive away, Taylor and Travis can be seen hurriedly attempting to follow the vehicle.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The video was recorded a block from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, by a man named Edward Sferrazza, who then rushed to his work van to drive away.
—Melissa Gray, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Officers called for backup, and attempted a traffic stop on the Dodge Charger near North 20th Street and West Stark Street, but the vehicle operator drove away.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Bad actors could take over a Jeep remotely with a cell phone, drive away with a Tesla Model 3 using simple hacking tools, or open, start and track connected vehicles from Kia, Skoda, Toyota and many other makers.
—Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The video was recorded a block from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, by a man named Edward Sferrazza, who then rushed to his work van to drive away.
—Melissa Gray, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Officers called for backup, and attempted a traffic stop on the Dodge Charger near North 20th Street and West Stark Street, but the vehicle operator drove away.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Bad actors could take over a Jeep remotely with a cell phone, drive away with a Tesla Model 3 using simple hacking tools, or open, start and track connected vehicles from Kia, Skoda, Toyota and many other makers.
—Srinivas Shekar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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 17 Sep. 2025.
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