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.

Examples of drive away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last month, a Chinese coast guard vessel collided with a naval destroyer while attempting to drive away a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea, leaving its bow crumpled and twisted. —Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

Since then, Kim Brindell, 34, and her friends – most of whom live in Melbourne, Australia, with a couple just a short drive away – have been contributing to a communal travel fund. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Downtown Ubud is only a 15-minute drive away, and the hotel provides complimentary daily shuttle service. —Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025

Since Paris’s cocktail scene is about a 30-minute drive away, your best bet is a drink on the rooftop of the Molitor or at one of the nearby brasseries. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for drive away

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