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'drive' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'drive' with 20 example sentences.


drive noun

: the act of applying force to propel something

: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

: a road leading up to a private house

: the trait of being highly motivated

: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

: the act of driving a herd of animals overland

: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

: a wide scenic road planted with trees

: (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

drive verb

: operate or control a vehicle

: travel or be transported in a vehicle

: cause someone or something to move by driving

: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

: cause to move back by force or influence

: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

: push, propel, or press with force

: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

: strive and make an effort to reach a goal

: move into a desired direction of discourse

: have certain properties when driven

: work as a driver

: move by being propelled by a force

: urge forward

: proceed along in a vehicle

: strike with a driver, as in teeing off

: hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

: excavate horizontally

: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

: (hunting) search for game

: (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground


  • Don't drive too fast.
  • I want to learn how to drive a tractor.
  • This squirrel is driving me nuts.
  • Women are not permitted to drive cars in Saudi Arabia.
  • Don't let her drive your car.
  • Can you drive me to the airport tomorrow morning?
  • You're too young to drive a car.
  • She drives a sports car, doesn't she?
  • I'm driving, so I can't answer the phone.
  • I don't want to drive.
  • People are afraid of change. But change drives the world.
  • I often wear sunglasses when I'm driving.
  • I don't like driving in the rain.
  • We drive on the left side of the road.
  • She is learning how to drive a car.
  • He often drives his father's car.
  • I had to drive myself to the hospital.
  • In the future, everyone will drive an electric car.
  • He wouldn't allow me to drive his car.
  • How many years have you been driving this car?
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