How to Use drive away in a Sentence

drive away

phrasal verb

• The victim tried to drive away but was shot in the process.
  — Henri Hollis, ajc, 12 July 2023
• He was shot in the back, and the Camry drove away, police said.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• He was shot in the left calf before the suspects got in his car and drove away.
  — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• This method is far and away one of the quickest ways to drive away customers.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• Both troopers are seen falling to the ground as Cobb drives away, the footage shows.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
• The striped polecat will begin to scream if the warning isn’t enough to drive away the threat.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
• Later, Coles and the man were seen driving away in Coles' car.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2023
• On Sunday, police swarmed the area, just a five-minute drive away.
  — Vinny Vella, al, 13 Sep. 2023
• The suspect was last seen as the SUV drove away from the home, heading north on Citrus.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
• The unnamed suspect then got in a white BMW and began to drive away.
  — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
• They were driven away and led on foot through a tunnel for hours.
  — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
• When the car started driving away, the gang members fired a few gunshots up in the sky.
  — Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
• And from Denver, the much cooler mountains are just a short drive away.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
• Seconds later, as the sedan and SUV drive away, the victim can be seen facedown on the street.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2023
• Beck drove away from the scene, and officers chased after him with lights and sirens.
  — oregonlive, 21 July 2023
• His alter ego closes the trunk and sits in the front seat to drive away — and the dark angel appears by his side.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
• In a town less than two hours’ drive away, Oulad Berhil, the smell of couscous wafted through the air on a hot morning.
  — Aida Alami Hannah Reyes Morales, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• Eventually, both gators came to a stop in the middle of the lake, and Jarman drove away.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
• The film ends with her behind the wheel, driving away, like a teen-ager’s vision of freedom.
  — Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• The car then proceeded back into the westbound lane and drove away.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
• The suspect drove up next to the woman and then drove away heading east on Main Street, police said.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
• But for Geist, the hardest part of the special moment was watching his daughter drive away for the first time.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
• When the student dropped to the ground and screamed, the suspect returned to his vehicle and drove away, police said.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
• When the bed of the truck was filled with body bags, an older driver climbed in, inched the truck past the leveled building and onto the street, and drove away.
  — Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Avraham was forced to kneel on the ground as the other three were taken captive and driven away.
  — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Some of the locations were fairly close to our home while others were more than an hour’s drive away.
  — Maggie Downs, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
• Later, two men arrived in a jeep, picked up the body of one of Mr. Bitton’s passengers, and drove away with it.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Lopez-Gutierrez got in the driver’s seat and drove away, officials said.
  — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
• The royal couple was then driven away from the cathedral in a 1956 Rolls Royce after tying the knot.
  — Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
• In a frantic search to save her, Cindy found Rowdy Girl Sanctuary, about a 150-mile drive away.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024