How to Use drive at in a Sentence

drive at

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  • Doesn’t dent or scratch easily, even when driving at high speeds.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • At times, the suspect was seen driving at speeds up to 85 miles per hour.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • But during rush hour, the lanes jam up with too many vehicles driving at the same time.
    — Silvia Console Battilana, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Fisher ran it in from the 4 to end a six-play, 50-yard drive at the end of the third.
    — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Teams now on average, start their drives at roughly the 31-yard-line.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • According to Boisvert, the victim was driving at the time of the shooting.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • The car that Berger drove at the Nürburgring was completely stock, too.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Then Dart struggled again on Wednesday, failing to move the ball at all on a couple drives at the end of practice.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In the end, something everybody has experienced while driving at night is glaring.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In Glenwood Springs, soak away the first leg of the drive at Iron Mountain Hot Springs.
    — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The suspect was in a white Range Rover driving at high speeds and, at times, on the shoulder of the 405 freeway.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Track mode instead adopts a longer, more progressive throttle map intended to provide greater precision when driving at the limit.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Police said it's believed that the electric motorcyclist was driving at an unsafe speed, likely contributing to the crash.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • The drive at 13 that went so far right the R&A rules team had not even considered it as a place needing an out-of-bounds ruling before the week.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Rapp’s boyfriend told an investigator that Medina had driven at a high rate of speed within about a foot of them, prompting him to throw his hands up and yell.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • The lone attempt Thursday was a long field goal made by Dominic Zvada to cap the third-team offense’s two-minute drive at the end of practice.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The best way to improve fuel mileage is proper maintenance, driving at a steady speed, and accelerating and braking gently.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • Around the same time, officers spotted a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed near 11th and Humboldt streets, about a mile away from where the two men were found.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Sony is expected to release its next console in 2028 or later, and the new system may not have a disc drive at all, Tassi writes.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Renting a Ferrari to drive at 25 mph through city traffic looks impressive but accomplishes little.
    — Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Greenfield-Turk recommends making the drive at dusk and then arranging a private transfer to Hoi An to allow time to linger.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • Prosecutors said Bickham had a history of driving at excessive speeds.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Both men were driving at the time of the shootings, and the incidents have renewed criticism over the agency’s immigration enforcement tactics.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Corners that once required a driver’s commitment and maybe a little bravery to drive at the limit are now coasted into to allow the engine to divert some of its power to recharge the battery.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • As the pursuit continued, the suspect was seen driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour on surface streets in the Century City area without headlights on.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The department urged visitors to stay alert in crowded tourist areas, use caution when walking or driving at night and avoid physically resisting if confronted during a robbery.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
  • Modern vehicles are heavier, faster, quieter, and packed with driver-assistance systems that encourage confident nighttime driving at highway speeds.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, the man behind the wheel of the Kia was driving at extremely dangerous speeds — as high as 136 mph in a zone where the speed limit is 55, state police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Typically, these accent lights would be accompanied with separate projectors that actually do the job of illuminating when driving at night.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After two drives at Arrowhead Stadium, the Rams suffered their first injury of the preseason when third-round draft pick Keagen Trost was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026

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