drive
Example Sentences
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So she said they flew her in from Houston and once gave her gas money to drive, putting her up in a hotel for two weeks to recuperate along with two of her children.
From Los Angeles Times
Semiconductor shipments, which account for about one-fifth of total goods exports, continued to drive the pickup in trade.
Among her impressive moves, Sienna followed an offensive rebound with a step-back fadeaway jumper, drove the baseline for a layup and also took a pass over the top of the defense for a layup.
From Los Angeles Times
It took the first crews about 20 minutes to reach the scene, by which time the fierce winds were driving the flames toward homes.
From Los Angeles Times
Standing charges - the fixed costs that cover the cost of running the network as well as government levies - will rise by 2% for electricity and 3% for gas, driving the overall increase.
From BBC
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