drive away
Example Sentences
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What seems to be happening is that businesses, flush with profits, are eating cost increases tied to higher oil prices lest they drive away customers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
A short drive away, manufacturers are welcoming buyers from around the world in the cavernous halls of the Canton Fair.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The woman asked the man in the car to drive away and head toward the police department.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Taxis and minibuses zip past, taking the new arrivals to the airport in the nearest city, Van, a two-hour drive away on a highway between snowcapped mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Everyone we knew was planning on going to his funeral, which was being held in the town where he grew up, in the mountains a couple of hours’ drive away.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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