How to Use drive in a Sentence

drive

1 of 2 verb
  • The car stopped and then drove off.
  • He drove the car down a bumpy road.
  • The bus slowly drove away.
  • He is learning to drive.
  • A car drove by us slowly.
  • We drove all night and arrived at dawn.
  • I drive on this route every day.
  • I drive this route every day.
  • Do you want to drive or should I?
  • We drove 160 miles to get here.
  • They’re kind of driven by the lick and the vibes that Charlie creates.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Ohtani drove in the Angels’ runs on a two-run, 400-foot home run in the third inning.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
  • The man had been driven to the hospital by his wife, 89.
    cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, such a turn of events has not been driven benignly.
    Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • To make things worse, Tanya doesn’t drive and isn’t strong enough to carry bags of groceries from food pantries.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • Brittany would pick up the kids at Foxboro each afternoon and drive to a truck stop or city park for the night.
    James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
  • While driving back from a ski trip, his car hit the median on the freeway.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Don’t try to photograph or video the eclipse while driving.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2024
  • So the more people who start driving electric, the better.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The friend’s father drove the sisters to Evans’ house and Gruffudd followed behind.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • The lag is largely driven by the oceans, which take longer than land to warm up and cool down, and release heat slowly over time.
    Justin Grieser, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • But volunteers bundled the bear into a truck and drove him to safety.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • From driving to smoking, the loafer continues to be one of the most important shoes of the moment.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
  • King Charles and Queen Camilla drove from Balmoral to church without a royal aide.
    Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Share [Findings] Young burglars are driven first by thrills, then by skills.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • With men on second and third and none out, Ketel Marte drove in both runners with a single to give Arizona a 3-2 lead.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • And today he’s mostly thought of in the political world as the guy who drove Latino voters into the arms of Democrats.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Teran and their friends drove to Maryville to link up with a group organizing drag defense.
    Hilary Beaumont, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The most popular models rate 46 or 47 mpg in city/highway driving for front- or all-wheel drive models, respectively.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The Federal Reserve’s key interest rate still hovers at a 23-year high, driving up mortgage rates and other borrowing costs.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Advertisement

drive

2 of 2 noun
  • A white car was parked in the drive.
  • It's a two-hour drive to the beach.
  • Would you like to go for a drive?
  • We took a pleasant drive in the country.
  • Her house is an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.
  • The Jaguars faced just one third down on the drive — on Lawrence’s score.
    Dennis Waszak Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2022
  • On the touchdown drive, the Jaguars went 96 yards over 16 plays.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Its drive stalled and the Bulldogs had to kick the ball away, but the punt was muffed.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Cunningham was sacked on the second play of the drive for a 10-yard loss.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2022
  • In the first five minutes alone, Hull clanged a 3-pointer and tried to force a drive to the rim that went nowhere.
    Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2022
  • Woodward, 47, listened to the first part of the service via Zoom on his drive.
    Bobby Ross Jr., BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • And the Chiefs are still No. 2 in points scored and No. 1 in points per drive while also sitting at 3-1.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Unfortunately for the Rams, Perkins was sacked on the next play and the drive stalled again.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Hurts ran 24 yards on the third snap of the game, then had a 28-yard run later in the opening touchdown drive.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Despite the strong opening drive, Kings’ lead would be short-lived.
    Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Their drive went as follows: Four-yard run, dropped pass, sack.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Early in that touchdown drive came the signature play for the 49ers.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The Grizzlies needed a loss just to get back to restarting that drive that led to the 11-game winning streak.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2023
  • On your way out of H-Town, swing by these local favorites to start your drive.
    Robin Soslow, Chron, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Oh, and for those who live in foothills or snowy regions, all-wheel-drive is not available.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 30 July 2022
  • Alabama didn’t miss a beat on its opening drive of the half.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The right kind of investor for your company would be the one who shares your passion and drive.
    Expert Panel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Charles Campbell ended the drive by missing a 44-yard field goal.
    The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2022
  • On the first drive of the game, Taylor took his first touch on a screen pass up the left sideline before he was rolled out of bounds.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Burrow, on his first pass of the drive, fired off a 10-yard pass to Chase who turned it into a 60-yard touchdown play.
    The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The Chiefs stand second in points, first in passer rating, first in points per drive and sixth in yards per play.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The Bruins punted from their own 23 on their opening drive.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Literally the stars aligned, and the night sky opened up on a drive 150 miles outside of Fairbanks.
    Daniel Wolfe, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This kind of drive also doesn’t have magnetic coatings like a hard drive disc.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The teenager, Miyka Crawford, was killed after her home was the target of a drive-by shooting on Jan. 19.
    Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'drive.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: