drive off

verb

drove off; driven off; driving off; drives off
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove off the invaders.
waved her hands to drive the flies off

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San Francisco Police Department Video shows the third suspect driving off, who officers said struck an SFPD vehicle while getting away. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Special mention to the car who slowed down took in the scene and drove off without stopping. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 Brooks, 19, was a student at LSU when she was hit by a car and killed after a group of men allegedly raped her, then dumped her out of a vehicle on a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, highway in 2023, and drove off. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 She and the groom were photographed arriving at the government building and later driving off in a silver Porsche 356 Speedster. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drive off

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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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