1
: carried out from a moving vehicle
a drive-by shooting
2
: done or made in a quick or cursory manner
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Examples of drive-by in a Sentence
Adjective
the administrator's schedule left her with no time to make more than a drive-by assessment of the situation
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
While the public often thinks of mass shootings as active shooter events in public places like schools, those are a small subset of such shootings, which can also include domestic and drive-by attacks.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
According to The Columbian, at the time of his arrest Sunday, Warren was out on bail after being charged with drive-by shooting, assault and felony harassment; he is accused of firing a gun at Melendez's apartment earlier this month.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
Parker Helmerich and his family marked the child's first year of life on Dec. 11 with a special drive-by parade, his mom Faith Helmerich tells PEOPLE.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
While the public often thinks of mass shootings as active shooter events in public places like schools, those are a small subset of such shootings, which can also include domestic and drive-by attacks.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
There’s a confidence to running your restaurant in a neighborhood that doesn’t rely on tourists, window shoppers or drive-by traffic.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
According to The Columbian, at the time of his arrest Sunday, Warren was out on bail after being charged with drive-by shooting, assault and felony harassment; he is accused of firing a gun at Melendez's apartment earlier this month.
—Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Drive-by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive-by. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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