drive out

verb

drove out; driven out; driving out; drives out

: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave

They drove the invaders out.

The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.

Examples of drive out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Houthis denied Yemeni government claims that they had been driven out of towns near the strait. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

They’ve just been driven out by crazy policies and hostility from the government. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Worst off were those displaced from the parish of their birth, driven out by conflict or condemnation. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

When most of the Utes were inevitably driven out of Colorado—after every treaty had been broken by the Americans and violence had ensued—Mears helped negotiate the terms of their departure. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for drive out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout