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

Examples of drive off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When his wife began to drive off, Robert Leon jumped onto the hood of the Charger, according to officials. —Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024

Ferguson's 2006 Ford Taurus then drove off the road and hit a house, according to the highway patrol. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 May 2024

New flag weekend brings end to competition The new flag is the culmination of a competition to redesign the flag and state seal to replace one that showed native peoples being driven off their land. —James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024

The new Minnesota flag replaces one that showed native peoples being driven off their land. —Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2024

Tracks showed that a vehicle drove off the legal roadway shortly before getting stuck, rangers said. —Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024

During that emotional moment where Rogers and his dog watched as the daters drove off, awes rang out in unison. —Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024

The Dodgers backed Paxton with several superb defensive plays, the biggest coming in the top of the seventh, when Hernández fielded Matt Olson’s leadoff drive off the right-field wall and air-mailed a throw to Betts at second base to cut down Olson, who was trying to stretch the hit into a double. —Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024

According to the complaint, detectives witnessed Ocasio-Justiniano driving off in a teal Acura MDX from a Central Florida home that was being staked out as a target in a 2022 DEA investigation. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024