drive off
verb
drove off; driven off; driving off; drives off
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave
They drove off the invaders.
waved her hands to drive the flies off
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Last Sunday, in the fifth inning of the final game of the Crosstown Classic against the White Sox, Crow-Armstrong went back to the wall to make a catch on a deep drive off the bat of Miguel Vargas.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Austin Wells homered for the first time since April 28, a fifth-inning drive off Nick Martinez, before Tampa Bay rallied to deal the Yankees their third straight loss and 10th in 14 games.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
The teams combined for eight runs in the first two innings, with the Angels taking a 5-3 lead on Soler’s two-run homer in the first and Jo Adell’s solo shot and Josh Lowe’s two-run drive off A’s starter Aaron Civale in the second.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
And, sure enough, a cheerful looking man in a uniform soon came from nowhere, hopped into his van, and drove off.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Austin Wells homered for the first time since April 28, a fifth-inning drive off Nick Martinez, before Tampa Bay rallied to deal the Yankees their third straight loss and 10th in 14 games.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
The teams combined for eight runs in the first two innings, with the Angels taking a 5-3 lead on Soler’s two-run homer in the first and Jo Adell’s solo shot and Josh Lowe’s two-run drive off A’s starter Aaron Civale in the second.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
And, sure enough, a cheerful looking man in a uniform soon came from nowhere, hopped into his van, and drove off.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
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“Drive off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20off. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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