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
  • The car drove away and officers pursued with lights and sirens.
    Julianna O'Clair, The Denver Post, 28 May 2024
  • The son fled the scene, according to police, and the father, who is in his 50s, started to drive away as well.
    Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025

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