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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Netflix’s Will & Harper drove off with Documentary Feature award, and Prime Video’s Road House won for Non-Theatrical Feature Film. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025 Photo : Mercedes 1998: The E55 Takes AMG Mainstream AMG’s next work on the E-Class came around a decade after the Hammer drove off into the sunset. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025 As the car drove off and silence surrounded her, Midge fell asleep. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 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, 27 Feb. 2025 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 27 Mar. 2025.

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