How to Use drive-by in a Sentence

drive-by

1 of 2 adjective

• Mosley's 17-year-old son, Caleb, was killed two years ago in a drive-by shooting.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 18 June 2023
• He was shot as a teen in a drive-by shooting and played at IU with a bullet lodged in his spine.
  — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2023
• The drive-by shooting took place near a playground on Tuesday.
  — Bailee Hill, Fox News, 25 May 2023
• The deputy chief described the incident as a drive-by shooting.
  — Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
• Ido Baruch in a drive-by shooting in the northern West Bank in October.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 3 July 2023
• Documents note the drive-by shooting was but one of many between the two gangs since Tre’s death.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2023
• Five other people, between the ages of 17 and 21, were injured in the drive-by shooting.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
• Combs allegedly told Jones to lie to the police and instead say that the man was hit in a drive-by shooting.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
• The two were outside washing their car when they were injured in a drive-by shooting.
  — Ella McCarthy, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
• The youngest victim of the drive-by shooting is 3 years old and the oldest is 19, according to Fort Worth police.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
• Two minors were injured in a drive-by shooting in west Tempe on Thursday evening.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
• Last week, a drive-by shooting in Jacksonville wounded one making his way down the street on a scooter.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023
• He was murdered in a drive-by shooting in September 1996.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
• Some seven months after the album’s release, 2Pac was killed in a drive-by shooting.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
• Four months later, the 9mm was used in a drive-by shooting at a house just south of Tacoma’s Lincoln High School, the documents show.
  — Sara Jean Green, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023
• Her son, Christian Gwynn, was killed in a drive-by shooting by the corner while walking home in December 2019.
  — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2023
• Those drive-by evacuations included two streets and a cul-de-sac in Kuhua Camp.
  — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
• Specifically, Thug was accused of renting a car used in the fatal 2015 drive-by that led to a gang war between two Bloods sets.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
• His drive-by coaching style hasn’t endeared him to a faction of the apoplectic fan base used to Rick Carlisle’s maneuvering.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• Torres died a year later in a drive-by shooting, court documents say.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Days after his brother Joe’s killing, a family friend’s 2-year-old daughter was shot and wounded in a drive-by.
  — Freep.com, 22 Feb. 2023
• Two years ago, 3-year-old Randell Jones was shot to death while in a car with family members during a drive-by shooting.
  — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
• But just two years later, Matthew was killed in a drive-by shooting in Upham’s Corner in an unsolved murder.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
• Davis was one of four people who police say was in the suspect vehicle when Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
  — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 20 July 2023
• Asking these drive-by commentators to read the article is like asking my pet fish to read a book.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
• Boisvert said police on Thursday night were not yet sure if anyone returned fire at the vehicle used in the drive-by and if anyone in that car was injured.
  — Justin Muszynski, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
• Authorities have released the name of a man killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Midfield.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 10 June 2023
• Our stuff on George Santos, and the audacity of his running for reelection, just became a drive-by joke.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
• Tupac, who is widely recognized as one of the greatest and most charismatic rappers of all time, was murdered back in 1996, in a drive-by shooting on the streets of Las Vegas.
  — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 May 2024
• Unsettling video shows a 9-year-old child in Texas dodging bullets as a drive-by shooting happens right outside his apartment.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 16 May 2024

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drive-by

2 of 2 noun

• One, Jahlil Ward, was shot and killed in a drive-by shortly after his release.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2023
• Chloe and Halle invited my mother, one of my brothers and cousins, including one of my nieces who lost her mother in a drive-by shooting but has been raised by one of my sisters.
  — Issac Bailey, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
• There had been a triple shooting, a Buick stolen with a 6-year-old boy inside and a news conference announcing the arrest of two teenagers for killing another student in a drive-by shooting at a school-bus stop.
  — Jamie Thompson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• Sunday’s rampage was a response to an earlier drive-by shooting that killed two brothers from an Israeli settlement.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
• Phoenix police are asking the public for assistance in identifying the shooter involved in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning that left one man dead. Sgt.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• One, Jahlil Ward, was shot and killed in a drive-by shortly after his release.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2023
• Chloe and Halle invited my mother, one of my brothers and cousins, including one of my nieces who lost her mother in a drive-by shooting but has been raised by one of my sisters.
  — Issac Bailey, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
• There had been a triple shooting, a Buick stolen with a 6-year-old boy inside and a news conference announcing the arrest of two teenagers for killing another student in a drive-by shooting at a school-bus stop.
  — Jamie Thompson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• Sunday’s rampage was a response to an earlier drive-by shooting that killed two brothers from an Israeli settlement.
  — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
• Phoenix police are asking the public for assistance in identifying the shooter involved in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning that left one man dead. Sgt.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024