drive away

phrasal 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.

Examples of drive away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But as Will and his little family drove away in the car that the Chapmans had gifted them, Bonnie insisted Will hit the brakes and go find Geordie. —Mandi Bierly, TVLine, 23 June 2024

Police said the man driving the Saturn stopped briefly to remove the victim’s bicycle from underneath his vehicle before driving away southbound on 105th Avenue. —Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024

Westport is also just a 15-minute drive away from Croagh Patrick, the 2,507-foot mountain considered to be Ireland's holiest. —James March, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024

The free-admission Frying Pan Farm Park, with a petting zoo and carousel, are a five-minute drive away, as is the Smithsonian-Run Udvar-Hazy air and space museum. —Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 19 June 2024