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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While playing the game, Leal jumped onto the back of a parked Jeep, which then drove away, his family told KTVT-TV.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Gaines returned to the driver’s seat and drove away, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The bus driver abandoned students on the side of the road and drove away before police arrived, the documents said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
The shooter then fled on foot and the remaining occupants of the vehicle drove away.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Gaines returned to the driver’s seat and drove away, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The bus driver abandoned students on the side of the road and drove away before police arrived, the documents said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
The shooter then fled on foot and the remaining occupants of the vehicle drove away.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for drive away
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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