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.
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Poor hiring decisions since late 2021 have created and compounded an environment of incompetence and negligence as well as a toxic culture that has driven away valuable staff, volunteers and rescue partners.
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Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
David drives away with one of the cars.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Visitors should pair the shut-ins with a stop at Elephant Rocks State Park, about a 15-minute drive away, which gets its name from a series of enormous pink granite boulders that are said to resemble circus elephants standing trunk to tail.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
One forced app adoption drives away loyal customers.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
David drives away with one of the cars.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Visitors should pair the shut-ins with a stop at Elephant Rocks State Park, about a 15-minute drive away, which gets its name from a series of enormous pink granite boulders that are said to resemble circus elephants standing trunk to tail.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
One forced app adoption drives away loyal customers.
—Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drive away
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“Drive away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20away. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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