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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Hylton-Brown ignored Sutton’s attempt to stop him and drove off.
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Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The suspects drove off in her car, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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The park expressly forbids anyone from driving off marked roads.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
The cops, by Parker’s account, drove off after lurching into her Dec. 27 at 47th and Madison Ave.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The suspects drove off in her car, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report.
—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
The Worst National-Parks Reviews of the Year Alex Honnold’s Favorite Recovery Meal Is a Twist on a Classic Primavera Pasta Recipe
The park expressly forbids anyone from driving off marked roads.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
The cops, by Parker’s account, drove off after lurching into her Dec. 27 at 47th and Madison Ave.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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