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

On March 15, the man who called for help in the same rural area was assisted by an Army helicopter and Border Patrol agents before being driven out of the area. —Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025

In late 1902, the town of Indianola, Mississippi, attempted to drive out Minnie Cox, the first Black postmistress in the state. —Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025

The vehicle pivoted in a lobby area and drove out of the opposite end of the building. —arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2025

Video of the crash circulating on social media shows a silver Subaru backing into the business via a doorway before making a turn and driving out via another doorway. —Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for drive out

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