drive out
phrasal verb
drove out; driven out; driving out; drives out
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove the invaders out.
The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.
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Even after traveling all the way to El Salvador and trying to drive out to the country’s notorious supermax prison, that’s not happening.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
On the par-5 13th hole, McIlroy lost his drive out to the right and into the pine straw, leaving him with a very difficult look at his second shot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The episode starts great with the unlikely duo of Paige and Lindsay driving out to the beach together.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Trump called into two tele-town halls for state Sen. Randy Fine (R) in an effort to drive out the Republican base ahead of Tuesday.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
On the par-5 13th hole, McIlroy lost his drive out to the right and into the pine straw, leaving him with a very difficult look at his second shot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
The episode starts great with the unlikely duo of Paige and Lindsay driving out to the beach together.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Trump called into two tele-town halls for state Sen. Randy Fine (R) in an effort to drive out the Republican base ahead of Tuesday.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drive out
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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