drove

Example Sentences

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"They put fuel in one of them and then they both drove away," Judith said of the couple, who arrived at her forecourt in two vans.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

April data were grim: Energy prices drove inflation to 3.8%; producer prices came in at 6%, the most in four years.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Both actors understood the task: to interrogate what drove each man to create music and why one’s compositions outlasted the other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Healthy demand for air travel, stronger yields and lower net fuel cost for the year drove operating profit 39% higher to S$2.375 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, after Mom drove Bat home from school, she had to go back to work for a couple more hours.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold