drove
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Longoria’s attorneys said he drove off because he feared for his safety.
From Los Angeles Times
The runaway success of the Switch 2 console drove up Nintendo's net profit by more than 50 percent in the nine months to December, the Japanese video game giant said Tuesday.
From Barron's
“Perceived risks to the economic outlook as well as the lower risk tolerance displayed by banks drove this development, signalling a high degree of risk aversion on the part of banks,” the ECB said.
That move is tempting but dangerous: A time-series chart can’t tell you whether culture drove the change or merely moved alongside it.
New orders drove the overall improvement in sentiment, though also as the survey’s production index rose to its highest level since February 2022.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
