drive away

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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Abascal was removed from the building on a stretcher and placed in an ambulance before she was driven away from the neighborhood. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 The person with the gun then pointed it at the vehicle's owner and her friend, and both robbers got in the vehicle and drove away, running over the friend's arm, the report says. — arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Gonzalez Reyes then returned to his vehicle and drove away with its police-style siren activated, investigators said. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Katelyn lives about an eight-hour drive away in western North Carolina, near the Tennessee border. — Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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