How to Use drive off in a Sentence

drive off

verb
  • The truck then drives off, with the car in tow.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 May 2026
  • The driver of the truck drove off.
    — Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The woman then runs down the road, and the man drives off.
    — ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • John almost drove off the road at the sight of the blue mesa.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Both men took the Audi and drove off.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The shooter drove off in a black sedan, police said.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Watts got out, grabbed the baby from her and then drove off, the witness said.
    — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • The agents drove off with Concepcion in the car.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • Then Bryce Harper's drive off the top of the wall tied the game.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • The man said his wife left the bar and drove off in a gray SUV.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 May 2026
  • That vehicle drove off after the shots were fired.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Then Qaddafi pulled his hand away, got back in his vehicle, and drove off.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • Negodiuk sometimes had to drive off the road into fields to keep moving ahead.
    — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • As deputies attempted to make contact, the suspect drove off.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Police said the group drove off and fired shots at officers multiple times.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In several cases suspects were seen driving off in a white sedan.
    — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 7 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
  • Police said the suspects then drove off in an unknown vehicle.
    — Desiree Evans, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The three then abandoned their attempt to carjack the deputy, got back in their own vehicle, and drove off.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The local government said the convoy drove off the side of a ravine and the car exploded.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Yates alleges that Ebert had driven up to the house, honked his horn, and cursed at him before driving off.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
  • No one appeared to have been taken, but the presence of federal agents drove off customers again.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • According to the arrest form, Kelly drove through stop signs, a red light and have driven off the road.
    — CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The episode concludes with Amanda and Kyle talking on the front steps of the house as the rest of the gang drives off.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Here's what car buyers should know about EV driving range before driving off in one this spring.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Niemann hit two drives off the property, chopped his way up the fairway and finally lost it by heaving his club.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • The suspect then hit the officer with the vehicle while trying to drive off, police said.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Police said the group was armed with guns and took a cash register before getting back into a black sedan and driving off.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • The suspects left the restaurant with a man, all three driving off in a tan pickup, before police arrived.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Lowell Township, a hundred miles to the northwest, drove off a project at the beginning of the year.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

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