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
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The agent and his colleagues briefly surrounded her car before driving off without detaining her.
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Instead, the suspect drove off, southbound on Farmington Road.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
When driving off his back foot, Wicks was pushing off his toe.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Reaching the resort requires a bit of an extra drive off the Powder Highway loop, but the snow—and the funky city of Nelson—is well worth the drive.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Instead, the suspect drove off, southbound on Farmington Road.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
When driving off his back foot, Wicks was pushing off his toe.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Reaching the resort requires a bit of an extra drive off the Powder Highway loop, but the snow—and the funky city of Nelson—is well worth the drive.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drive off
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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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