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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Video footage shows the officer, identified in court records from a prior incident as Jonathan Ross, fired three rounds at the car as Good started to drive away.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Instead, the videos show her car blocking a road before backing up slightly to turn and then driving away.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
After Jack drives away, Rachel realizes her predicament and exits her car to find Alice.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
As Renee tried to drive away, another agent rounded the front of the car and fired three shots into the open driver's side window.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Instead, the videos show her car blocking a road before backing up slightly to turn and then driving away.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
After Jack drives away, Rachel realizes her predicament and exits her car to find Alice.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
As Renee tried to drive away, another agent rounded the front of the car and fired three shots into the open driver's side window.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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