How to Use drive away in a Sentence

drive away

verb
  • Nienhuis then drove away from the scene.
    — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Lynch and the driver then drove away, court records show.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
  • The younger man backed off and Lacaille drove away.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The suspects then got back into the truck and drove away.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The closest big city is Seattle — a five hour drive away.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Police say Harmon then drove away from the scene.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • After the two women got out, the couple drove away.
    — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • The car backed up and began to drive away from the scene, and a pursuit began.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • Within 20 minutes, the hearse drove away through the high steel gates of the prison.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
  • Police said no words were spoken before the woman hit the gas and tried to drive away.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • The girls started to scream for help and tried to escape as the suspect started to drive away.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • After the kids were drinking at the party some of them could be seen driving away from the house.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
  • Lukehart left the house and drove away in his girlfriend’s Oldsmobile.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • The site set aside for the library is about an hour's drive away, in Miami.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Terry and Carole moved north, a short drive away.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
  • The agent asked if Daly went by any other names, prompting Daly to drive away.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • An officer then shot at the vehicle, which drove away.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • The victims were driven away in two separate cars.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Thankfully, a mechanic shop was a short drive away.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026
  • The man then got back into his vehicle and tried to escape by driving away.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • He was seen getting into a car parked in an alley and driving away, the office said.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The group then drove away in the bus to celebrate together at the next party stop.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Not to mention, the Blue Ridge Parkway is just a short drive away.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The house in which Orbán was born, in Felcsut, is only a short drive away.
    — Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • As Boyd was driving away, deputies pulled him over in traffic and took him into custody.
    — Sofia Saric june 1, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
  • That person then handed the rifle bag to Gutierrez, who put it in his car and drove away.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • As the Ford drove away, the victim fell from the side of the truck and was run over by its back tires, the statement said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Plant in an area with plenty of sunlight in early spring to drive away mosquitos, aphids, and moths.
    — Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Some business owners say crime and neglect are driving away customers.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The video opens with a sweaty Long filling a grave he's dug and driving away as Grande's ghost haunts him.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

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