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.

Examples of drive out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In China, and many of the countries that buy its technology, solar power is being installed rapidly, but the new capacity is primarily used to support new electricity demand rather than driving out fossil-fuel plants. —Justin Worland, Time, 10 Feb. 2026

More women joined in, screaming and advancing until Hansen was driven out. —Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026

As the man drove out of the lot, the officer attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled north on Mayfair Road to the 3100 block. —Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Early in their friendship, the two of them would spend their weekends driving out around the bay, picking furniture out of the garbage, admiring old windows and doors, and coveting the sheds. —Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for drive out

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