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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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"I would've been quite happy to get in my car and drive home, I was absolutely seething," said Carter afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

He insists the row was not serious enough to dent his "amazing relationship" with Belgium -- throwing in a mildly off-colour joke about circumcision to drive home the point.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Surely it would be back by 5:30 p.m., when I needed to drive home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Then I bought her a dried bundle of lavender, and we made the long drive home in high spirits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Grace tried desperately not to think of the hospital, of that drive home that felt like it was tearing something out of her body, the farther away she got from Peach.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway