drive away
phrasal verb
drove away; driven away; driving away; drives away
: to cause or force (someone) to leave especially by making a situation unpleasant or unattractive
The store's high prices are driving away customers.
Examples of drive away in a Sentence
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The Butte County Sheriff’s Office on Monday asked the public to help find a homicide suspect who reportedly shot a man Saturday night in Oroville, drove away and hasn’t been seen since.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
The suspect was last seen as the SUV drove away from the home, heading north on Citrus.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The container containing the gold and foreign currency was then loaded onto the truck and the suspect drove away.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
He was shot in the back, and the Camry drove away, police said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the people inside quickly got into the driver’s seat and drove away, crashing into a yard two blocks away, the release alleges.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Two people were seen in the backseat, but when deputies approached, one of them quickly moved to the driver’s seat and drove away, the sheriff’s office told the outlet.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Davidson’s 2008 burgundy Saturn Outlook had been driven away from the crash site, per police who recovered it at an undisclosed location.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Meade, who had pending misdemeanor drug charges at the time, sped away from the sheriff and fired three shots at him while driving away and swerved off the road into a field.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
The suspect was last seen as the SUV drove away from the home, heading north on Citrus.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The container containing the gold and foreign currency was then loaded onto the truck and the suspect drove away.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
He was shot in the back, and the Camry drove away, police said.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
One of the people inside quickly got into the driver’s seat and drove away, crashing into a yard two blocks away, the release alleges.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Two people were seen in the backseat, but when deputies approached, one of them quickly moved to the driver’s seat and drove away, the sheriff’s office told the outlet.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Davidson’s 2008 burgundy Saturn Outlook had been driven away from the crash site, per police who recovered it at an undisclosed location.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
Meade, who had pending misdemeanor drug charges at the time, sped away from the sheriff and fired three shots at him while driving away and swerved off the road into a field.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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