drive out
phrasal verb
drove out; driven out; driving out; drives out
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove the invaders out.
The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.
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After demonizing and driving out undocumented workers — who built much of Florida’s construction, agriculture and service sectors — the state seems to think teenagers should be happy to take their place.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Without reforms, California will continue to see a shortage of new condos for sale, forcing more residents into renting, driving out more young families and leading to greater inequality in the coming decades.
—Muhammad Alameldin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
In a decisive military campaign, Azerbaijan reasserted full control over Nagorno-Karabakh and drove out its Armenian inhabitants.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Or, take a roughly 30-minute drive out of town to admire the planets and stars in the foothills of the Sierra de la Giganta mountains.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Without reforms, California will continue to see a shortage of new condos for sale, forcing more residents into renting, driving out more young families and leading to greater inequality in the coming decades.
—Muhammad Alameldin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
In a decisive military campaign, Azerbaijan reasserted full control over Nagorno-Karabakh and drove out its Armenian inhabitants.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Or, take a roughly 30-minute drive out of town to admire the planets and stars in the foothills of the Sierra de la Giganta mountains.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drive out
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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