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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Police responded to a hit-and-run crash in the 6500 block of West 115th Street at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, finding a man had been struck by a dark-colored BMW sedan, which was driven off south on Natchez Avenue, police said.
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Somebody stole the trailer from the motel parking lot, hooking it up to a car and driving off.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
The two white men manage to drive off their attackers, mainly by killing most of them.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
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
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Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Somebody stole the trailer from the motel parking lot, hooking it up to a car and driving off.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
The two white men manage to drive off their attackers, mainly by killing most of them.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 2 Mar. 2025
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
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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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