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drive home

VERB
drum into
Synonyms
WEAK
din into hammer away harp on instill reiterate
VERB
hammer away/hammer into
Synonyms
WEAK
continue drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist plug away pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work
VERB
impress
Synonyms
STRONG
establish fix inculcate instill press set stress
WEAK
bring home get into head
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy halt unsettle
WEAK
neglect take apart

Example Sentences

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To drive home the Lázárs’ fatuity, Mr. Biedermann coats them in lurid layers of shame and degradation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He said his “coarse” language was necessary to drive home the point.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“I still remember a silent drive home with my mother,” she said, “and then sitting in my bedroom…looking out the window at the sunset and wondering what it would be like, never seeing that again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Murphy and Brennan’s purported point in making this third chapter of “Monster” is to drive home how central Gein’s macabre case is to the horror genre.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

We drive home in silence, like they’re daring me to say anything.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz