drive away
phrasal verb
drove away; driven away; driving away; drives away
: to cause or force (someone) to leave especially by making a situation unpleasant or unattractive
The store's high prices are driving away customers.
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This led to one of the suspects re-entering the FedEx truck and driving away.
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Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
Go hike Overlook Mountain, which is less than a five-minute drive away.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2024
The man then allegedly grabbed the elderly man’s cell phone from his hand, slammed it on the ground and drove away, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Pollard was said to have run to a Kia Forte and drove away.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
Go hike Overlook Mountain, which is less than a five-minute drive away.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2024
The man then allegedly grabbed the elderly man’s cell phone from his hand, slammed it on the ground and drove away, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Pollard was said to have run to a Kia Forte and drove away.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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