be driven

Example Sentences

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“Output and, especially, new orders surged since March, but growth appears to be driven by worry rather than any meaningful or permanent uplift in demand,” Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“The future of electric two-wheelers is going to be driven by software,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Those gains will be driven by strength across all its businesses.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

While plans to prevent children's usage have drawn support in many quarters, others warn that youngsters could circumvent the ban or be driven to darker corners of the internet.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

They hadn’t realized that by trying to take the job, May would be driven mad, plagued with fits in which her eyes would glow green and she would have shattered glimpses of her child’s future.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan