- past participle of drive.
driven
Example Sentences
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Droughts have been worsening in recent years, something scientists say is being driven by climate change.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Copper has driven the miner’s performance and has helped deliver a healthy increase in the dividend, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Kennedy, who had come to consider him a friend, felt that the corporation’s mistreatment of Barnett and their relentless pressure campaign against him had driven him to his death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The full S&P 500’s forward P/E has declined to 20 from 22.2 at the end of 2025, underscoring how this bull market has been driven by profit increases.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
They lined both sides of the street and were jammed up so close together it looked like you couldn’t have driven a nail between them.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
