How to Use drive in a Sentence

drive

1 of 2 verb

• The car stopped and then drove off.
• He drove the car down a bumpy road.
• The bus slowly drove away.
• He is learning to drive.
• A car drove by us slowly.
• We drove all night and arrived at dawn.
• I drive on this route every day.
• I drive this route every day.
• Do you want to drive or should I?
• We drove 160 miles to get here.
• They’re kind of driven by the lick and the vibes that Charlie creates.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• Ohtani drove in the Angels’ runs on a two-run, 400-foot home run in the third inning.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
• The man had been driven to the hospital by his wife, 89.
  — cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
• Of course, such a turn of events has not been driven benignly.
  — Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• To make things worse, Tanya doesn’t drive and isn’t strong enough to carry bags of groceries from food pantries.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2023
• Brittany would pick up the kids at Foxboro each afternoon and drive to a truck stop or city park for the night.
  — James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
• While driving back from a ski trip, his car hit the median on the freeway.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
• Don’t try to photograph or video the eclipse while driving.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
• So the more people who start driving electric, the better.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• The friend’s father drove the sisters to Evans’ house and Gruffudd followed behind.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
• The lag is largely driven by the oceans, which take longer than land to warm up and cool down, and release heat slowly over time.
  — Justin Grieser, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
• But volunteers bundled the bear into a truck and drove him to safety.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• From driving to smoking, the loafer continues to be one of the most important shoes of the moment.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
• King Charles and Queen Camilla drove from Balmoral to church without a royal aide.
  — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
• But even without a hefty marketing budget, stores can leverage their own expertise to drive traffic.
  — Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
• Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
• And so that's also been a real part of my inspiration and drive to come back and do it again, to right a lot of those wrongs.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
• The teenager has scored two goals in his last four league appearances and could threaten once more through his dribbling and willingness to drive forward.
  — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• Not everyone in Texas drives a tractor and has a truck and a horse.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2026
• Sometimes, that would lead him to drive the nearly six-hour round trip to pick up a bike.
  — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026

drive

2 of 2 noun

• A white car was parked in the drive.
• It's a two-hour drive to the beach.
• Would you like to go for a drive?
• We took a pleasant drive in the country.
• Her house is an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.
• The Jaguars faced just one third down on the drive — on Lawrence’s score.
  — Dennis Waszak Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2022
• On the touchdown drive, the Jaguars went 96 yards over 16 plays.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
• Its drive stalled and the Bulldogs had to kick the ball away, but the punt was muffed.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
• Cunningham was sacked on the second play of the drive for a 10-yard loss.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2022
• In the first five minutes alone, Hull clanged a 3-pointer and tried to force a drive to the rim that went nowhere.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2022
• Woodward, 47, listened to the first part of the service via Zoom on his drive.
  — Bobby Ross Jr., BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
• And the Chiefs are still No. 2 in points scored and No. 1 in points per drive while also sitting at 3-1.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
• Unfortunately for the Rams, Perkins was sacked on the next play and the drive stalled again.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2022
• Hurts ran 24 yards on the third snap of the game, then had a 28-yard run later in the opening touchdown drive.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 28 Nov. 2022
• Despite the strong opening drive, Kings’ lead would be short-lived.
  — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
• Their drive went as follows: Four-yard run, dropped pass, sack.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
• Early in that touchdown drive came the signature play for the 49ers.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2023
• The Grizzlies needed a loss just to get back to restarting that drive that led to the 11-game winning streak.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2023
• On your way out of H-Town, swing by these local favorites to start your drive.
  — Robin Soslow, Chron, 14 Jan. 2023
• Oh, and for those who live in foothills or snowy regions, all-wheel-drive is not available.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 July 2022
• Alabama didn’t miss a beat on its opening drive of the half.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 3 Sep. 2022
• The right kind of investor for your company would be the one who shares your passion and drive.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
• Charles Campbell ended the drive by missing a 44-yard field goal.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2022
• On the first drive of the game, Taylor took his first touch on a screen pass up the left sideline before he was rolled out of bounds.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
• Burrow, on his first pass of the drive, fired off a 10-yard pass to Chase who turned it into a 60-yard touchdown play.
  — The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2022
• The Chiefs stand second in points, first in passer rating, first in points per drive and sixth in yards per play.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
• The Bruins punted from their own 23 on their opening drive.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
• After a 330-yard drive, Gotterup ripped a shot that rolled just past the hole.
  — Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
• Jim Mora’s drive-bys are more like drive-ins.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
• Herr showcased his dual-threat skills on the scoring drive with a 14-yard run on fourth-and-1 from the North 24.
  — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026