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

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On Sunday night, in North Yorkshire, England, thieves broke into a storage unit and drove off with a refrigerated van, filled with 2,500 pies. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024 That’s bad news for Sarah, who panics, fights with Jamie, and drives off in a huff. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024 Whitewater Ski 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, 25 Nov. 2024 Ring camera footage appears to corroborate, showing both vehicles appearing on the property and the pickup driving off with the trailer. —

Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drive off