How to Use drive away in a Sentence

drive away

phrasal verb

• The 22-year-old ripped the signs out of the lawn, threw them in the street and drove away on the ATV.
  — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 24 July 2024
• The victim tried to drive away but was shot in the process.
  — Henri Hollis, ajc, 12 July 2023
• Dublin and Irvine are about 380 miles apart, a six hour drive away.
  — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
• Pollard was said to have run to a Kia Forte and drove away.
  — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
• He was shot in the back, and the Camry drove away, police said.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• And of course, for those who insist, the beach is just a half-hour drive away.
  — Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
• The car then drives away, running over Berry’s left arm and leg.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 10 May 2024
• Crystal Cove State Park and the beach are just a short drive away as well.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
• He was shot in the left calf before the suspects got in his car and drove away.
  — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• The driver of a pickup truck let the dogs out of the car and drove away, leaving them alone on the road.
  — William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
• This method is far and away one of the quickest ways to drive away customers.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• Both troopers are seen falling to the ground as Cobb drives away, the footage shows.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
• The striped polecat will begin to scream if the warning isn’t enough to drive away the threat.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
• Later, Coles and the man were seen driving away in Coles' car.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2023
• The male suspects fled on foot and drove away in a sedan with out-of-state plates, police said.
  — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025
• On Sunday, police swarmed the area, just a five-minute drive away.
  — Vinny Vella, al, 13 Sep. 2023
• The suspect was last seen as the SUV drove away from the home, heading north on Citrus.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
• One person in the crowd fired shots into the air and then got into a car and drove away.
  — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024
• The unnamed suspect then got in a white BMW and began to drive away.
  — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
• The suspect then calmly walked back to his car, still wielding the ax, and drove away.
  — Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
• That’s when the suspect climbed into the driver’s seat and drove away, deputies said.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
• The Wilsons lived in Chesapeake, Virginia, at the time, a nearly four-hour drive away.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
• The two briefly tussled, but soon made up and the other driver drove away.
  — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
• They were driven away and led on foot through a tunnel for hours.
  — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
• After a brief scuffle, the assailant fled to his car and drove away.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
• The Hyundai was able to be driven away from the scene, while the Ram and motorcycle had to be towed.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
• This led to one of the suspects re-entering the FedEx truck and driving away.
  — Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
• When the car started driving away, the gang members fired a few gunshots up in the sky.
  — Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
• That Uber arrived, waited five minutes, and drove away empty.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
• One minute after the encounter began, Ozturk was led into an SUV and driven away.
  — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025