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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Vasquez’s body was left in the middle of the road at Clay Street and East 21st Avenue after Rocha quickly drove away, according to the footage.
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Pj Green
october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
With the match delicately poised with Barcelona leading 2-1, Messi drove away from players to find Alba in space on the left.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Later that early early New Year’s morning, Rinderknecht drove away from the area as LAFD started arriving on the scene, making a gesture to assist the firefighters, the complaint says.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Rinderknecht gets into his car and drives away from the fire.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Pj Green
october 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
With the match delicately poised with Barcelona leading 2-1, Messi drove away from players to find Alba in space on the left.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Later that early early New Year’s morning, Rinderknecht drove away from the area as LAFD started arriving on the scene, making a gesture to assist the firefighters, the complaint says.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Rinderknecht gets into his car and drives away from the fire.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 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 10 Oct. 2025.
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