- past tense form of drive.
drove
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The father-son tale at the center was what drove Garelick to take on such a daunting project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He drove all the way out to Simi Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Commerce says data centers drove the increase, while information processing equipment contributed to stronger consumer spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Key details: New car sales drove much of the increase in spending last month.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
So terrified of the master, so imprisoned by the poverty that drove us here that we never even try.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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The goofy, R-rated “Starship Troopers” famously tanked domestically among adults, but was a notable hit among teen boys, who sneaked into the flick in droves.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Her fans came out in droves every day, from morning until night, just to get a glimpse of her or an autograph,” Mark Ein, the Chairman of the DC Open, wrote in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
As droves of tourists flock to Yosemite, it raises the question: Is it still possible to have a fun time there despite the crowds?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Their numbers increased exponentially as droves began "fleeing the Covid mess … on the East Coast and West Coast," says Mark Corner, president of Southwest Montana Realtors.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Yet, the minute he got out of prison, he started attracting droves of people to an opposition party in Angola.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Cattle that have been two weeks at grass may, however, be safely droved.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
The Captain's Road, which links two droving inns, Tibbie Shiel's and Tushielaw, was one of the earliest metalled roads connecting the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2022
The bridge across the River Rede was situated on a historic droving route used by farmers to move large numbers of sheep and cattle between England and Scotland.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2020
Gunbar, a dusty village with fewer than 100 people, is typical of the stops along the droving route of rutted, red dust roads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2014
I simply drove into the subject and when it comes to droving into a subject a Durante admits no peers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Their employers, whose droving bout was here to begin, had just handed over their rewards.
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid