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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Abruzzo isn’t home to hordes of art, though there are a few notable museums, and fine art is never far, with travel-time to Rome about two hours and Florence and Venice about a four hour drive away.
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The man attempted to flee by driving away, striking the door of a federal vehicle parked nearby, as well as hitting the hip of a Homeland Security Investigations agent, the complaint says.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
As officers arrived, the man drove away in a blue truck, Dreyer said.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Watson also shot Parent, an 18-year-old driving away after a visit with the home's caretaker Willie Garretson, to death outside the front gate of the home.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The man attempted to flee by driving away, striking the door of a federal vehicle parked nearby, as well as hitting the hip of a Homeland Security Investigations agent, the complaint says.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
As officers arrived, the man drove away in a blue truck, Dreyer said.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Watson also shot Parent, an 18-year-old driving away after a visit with the home's caretaker Willie Garretson, to death outside the front gate of the home.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 9 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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