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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As the clash escalated, the driver got into his SUV, hit the gas and jumped the curb, hitting three women, ages 40, 31 and 27, before driving off.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
After the truck drove off in the direction of the hospital following when Scanlon and McHugh said the gun was pulled, a Mesa police cruiser drove out of the gas station and followed the vehicle with its sirens on.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
But instead of pulling over, the driver, later identified as Jackson, allegedly drove off at a high rate of speed.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Later, his Chrysler 200 was driven off, followed by a black Audi toward 9th and Roosevelt, to ditch Bailey’s car, before the black car headed back to the apartment.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025
After the truck drove off in the direction of the hospital following when Scanlon and McHugh said the gun was pulled, a Mesa police cruiser drove out of the gas station and followed the vehicle with its sirens on.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
But instead of pulling over, the driver, later identified as Jackson, allegedly drove off at a high rate of speed.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
Later, his Chrysler 200 was driven off, followed by a black Audi toward 9th and Roosevelt, to ditch Bailey’s car, before the black car headed back to the apartment.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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