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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While production of the coupe ended in 1972, an attractive variant called the P1800ES (Estate Sport) was introduced that year and built only through 1973, with 8,077 made before the P1800 drove off into the sunset.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
The driver went the wrong way across the median on Interstate 40 near Flagstaff, and then self-corrected and drove off at over 100 mph, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Cruz-Burgos is accused of driving off and completing his DoorDash delivery, then driving back toward Robinson and his group.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The other officer attempts to pull the man out of the driver’s seat while Heskett reaches in to help, then appears to push himself away from the vehicle just before the suspect drives off.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
The driver went the wrong way across the median on Interstate 40 near Flagstaff, and then self-corrected and drove off at over 100 mph, officials said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Cruz-Burgos is accused of driving off and completing his DoorDash delivery, then driving back toward Robinson and his group.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The other officer attempts to pull the man out of the driver’s seat while Heskett reaches in to help, then appears to push himself away from the vehicle just before the suspect drives off.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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