drive off

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

Examples of drive off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Originally sold out of a Exxon gas station in Lexington, Roy’s is now located just across the Lake Murray dam, a short drive off I-26 in Irmo. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

An officer opened a door to the SUV as the suspects drove off. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Christian Salgado and the victim, who was not identified, got into a road rage dispute in the parking lot, and Salgado drove off. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Three batters later, Abrams connected for a two-run drive off Jonathan Loáisiga (2-3) that put Washington ahead for good. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Rhymes for drive off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff