drive off
phrasal verb
drove off; driven off; driving off; drives off
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove off the invaders.
waved her hands to drive the flies off
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Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
While everyone tries to make sense of what transpired, Dexter is free to drive off into the sunset, leaving Prater behind to take the blame for everything.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The witness recalled that the man placed the bundle on the ground and drove off slowly, running it over with a back tire, detectives said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Additional footage from outside the hall shows the suspect entering the passenger seat of a black Mercedes SUV, which drove off.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
While everyone tries to make sense of what transpired, Dexter is free to drive off into the sunset, leaving Prater behind to take the blame for everything.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The witness recalled that the man placed the bundle on the ground and drove off slowly, running it over with a back tire, detectives said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Additional footage from outside the hall shows the suspect entering the passenger seat of a black Mercedes SUV, which drove off.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drive off
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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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