drive out

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.

Examples of drive out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After 16 years of one-party rule, the cost of living has been driven out of reach for working families, and quality of life has declined in too many communities. —Steve Hilton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

For more adventure, the hiking trails and beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore and Tomales Bay State Park are also less than an hour’s drive out of town. —Pat Tompkins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026

More than 200,000 Black New Yorkers have left the city in recent years, many driven out by affordability pressures or predatory tactics. —Jamie Smarr, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026

These were not cases of management or media influence driving out elite-level coaches. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for drive out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout