drive away

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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Alter ego As Garcia and J drove away from Fourth Street down Virginia Avenue, they were caught in a sudden storm known as a microburst. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 On the same morning, a short drive away, a therapist who asked to be identified as Bre was also patrolling, having woken up to an alert on her phone about ICE activity at her daughter’s former elementary school. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The tax has also sparked public sparring over whether California risks driving away the people who pay an outsized chunk of its bills, with nearly half of the state’s personal income tax revenue coming from the top 1%. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Following the incident, the driver initially stopped before allegedly driving away from the scene. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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