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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Some years, the lake freezes hard enough for cars to drive out to Madeleine Island, and if winter has been especially cold, hikers and skiers can explore the islands' sea caves by foot.
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Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Roughly 8 million Venezuelans, more than a quarter of the country's population, have fled in the last 10 years, driven out by economic collapse and political instability.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
And everyone else has to share the air that’s created by the rest of La Brea and the rest of Sunset, but there’s this one block that still can create its own tempo without having to drive out an hour and a half or an hour in traffic to touch that kind of air.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2026
The narrative said that police department’s Real-Time Crime Center reported that Inman forced the woman into a blue Chevrolet Camaro, and when police arrived, tried to drive out of the parking lot.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
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Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Roughly 8 million Venezuelans, more than a quarter of the country's population, have fled in the last 10 years, driven out by economic collapse and political instability.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
And everyone else has to share the air that’s created by the rest of La Brea and the rest of Sunset, but there’s this one block that still can create its own tempo without having to drive out an hour and a half or an hour in traffic to touch that kind of air.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2026
The narrative said that police department’s Real-Time Crime Center reported that Inman forced the woman into a blue Chevrolet Camaro, and when police arrived, tried to drive out of the parking lot.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 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 8 Jan. 2026.
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