drive out
phrasal verb
drove out; driven out; driving out; drives out
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove the invaders out.
The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.
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That possible blunder then snowballs into a full-on disaster when Matty leaves her bag of food behind, prompting Olympia to drive out to Queens with the dinners to make peace.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Is this ballot box being driven out of Nevada by someone with Michigan license plates?
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2024
The threat of violence and the power of nature itself (deafening thunderstorms, imposing darkness) haunt each drive out to the mountains.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
No, no, no, crypto denizens cry, Gresham is wrong, good money, i.e. bitcoin drives out bad, i.e. dollars.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Is this ballot box being driven out of Nevada by someone with Michigan license plates?
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2024
The threat of violence and the power of nature itself (deafening thunderstorms, imposing darkness) haunt each drive out to the mountains.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
No, no, no, crypto denizens cry, Gresham is wrong, good money, i.e. bitcoin drives out bad, i.e. dollars.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for drive out
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“Drive out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20out. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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