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.

Examples of drive out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pakistan is Muslim, having driven out almost the entirety of its non-Muslim minority over the last century. —Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

By 1994, Armenian forces had wrested control of Nagorno-Karabakh and some of the adjacent Azerbaijani territories, driving out locals. —Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

This little family was placed in a box, driven out away from houses, and then dumped by the road. —Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025

Cutting off the post-disaster financial assistance that FEMA provides to states will drive up taxes, drive down services, and drive out residents and small businesses. —Jesse M. Keenan, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for drive out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout