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

Minutes later, police say, the shooter drove away before crashing with another car at Northwest First Avenue and 167th Street, just east of the Golden Glades Interchange. —Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024

The Details: Neighborhood: East Beach Nearby Attractions: East Beach and Stearns Wharf are within walking distance, and the Santa Barbara Zoo is just a short drive away. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024

The suspect tried to drive away in the vehicle and crashed shortly after. —Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024

The two men were picking up soldiers to be driven away from the front last October, said Mykola, who asked to be identified by only his first name in keeping with military protocol. —Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 5 May 2024

Prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo that Samuels had flagged down a passerby who was driving a truck, placed a dying Sandoval into the bed, then drove away in his own Honda, leaving the good Samaritan to take her the rest of the way to the hospital. —Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024

The video reportedly showed a woman, later identified as Smith, handing an object to an as-yet-unidentified man, who then lit the object on fire and threw the object toward J&J Sofa Manufacturing before both parties got back into the SUV and drove away. —Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024

Footage showed a driver, Crayton, and a passenger stop and run out toward the victims before Crayton ran back to the car and drove away. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024

The bookshelves are full of crime novels, including a near-complete collection of Agatha Christie; the author kept a holiday home, Greenway, a 15-minute drive away, set on a sharp rise above the same tides. —Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024