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How to use the word Drove in a Sentence?

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As she drove across the island to meet with local officials about the opioid crisis, it occurred to her that Puerto Ricans were now suffering at the hands of another set of corporations. Fossil fuel companies had warmed the planet and misled the public about global warming, making billions along the way. It wasn’t so different from what had happened in DePue and Roxana, she thought.Then, she said, God told her to sue Exxon again.

The Holy

Found on New York Times
9 months ago

It’s a very rural area with dirt roads. It’s easy to get lost. They drove up this driveway for a very short time, realized their mistake and were leaving, when Mr. Monahan came out and fired two shots.

Washington County

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We drove for hours together, we’re staying in an Airbnb together.

Patricia Toro It

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That s — was about fame. If O.J. was n’t famous, he ’d be in jail right now, if O.J. drove a bus, he would n’t even be O.J. He ’d be Orenthal, the Bus Driving Murderer.

Chris Rock

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In February … I flew to Manitoba (Canada), and then drove several hours north just to see a snowy owl, it was 25 degrees below zero in northern Canada. I never thought I’d see one standing in my shirtsleeves on a suburban street in 70-degree weather.

Jaret Davey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Oklahomans overwhelmingly voted in 2016 to preserve the death penalty as a consequence for the most heinous murders, i'm certain that justice and safety for all of us drove that vote.

Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor

Found on CNN
1 year ago

One thing I remember from those days is that Mark Bryant was really rigorous about the data, every time there were problems or discrepancies with our data it drove Mark Bryant crazy. It also drove us crazy, but it drove Mark Bryant crazier.

Dan Kois

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The suspect got out of the victim’s vehicle, and one of the suspects shot the victim. Both suspects got back into their vehicle and drove off.

Gwinnett County Police Department

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I hope the reader empathizes with George’s struggle, … It’s hard for people to feel sympathy toward a star with such wealth and acclaim. And yet, what drove George to achieve all of this success was his brokenness inside. He had the talent to get him there. He was a big-hearted, generous, beautifully well-mannered terrific guy. But he was also a wounded kid inside… Despite all the pain he endured, his music made such a difference in people’s lives. It made them feel good. It made them happy. His name still brings people joy. There’s just something about him that still touches people’s hearts.

James Gavin

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I ’ll tell you the kind of person she is, when my sister Sharon was dying with cancer, Alanis was living in Toronto. My sister was in Detroit. She actually drove to Detroit with her guitar and sat with my sister playing songs and singing to my sister in the hospital. That’s the kind of human she is. So I’ve never had anything bad to say about her. She’s lovely.

Dave Coulier

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If we couldn't win, I wanted them to win, he drove a heck of a race. He looked as good as anybody in this field.

Rick Hendrick

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

They just drove off and they left them in the street like they were garbage. Who does that? to good people who are just going about their day and just trying to live their life? I don't understand.

Lynn Christopher

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I was over here, I turned around the light was red, and the truck got impatient for whatever reason and charged into the crowd, there’s at least three people, I look over I see people trying to push the truck back, and I just instantly got mad and ran over and tried to stop the truck. I tried to stop him, he grabbed (and) ripped my sign, and push me down drove off and that was it.

Alexis Russell

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

A family was barbecuing out in front of the house and someone drove by and unloaded on them, firing off about twenty or thirty rounds.

William McManus

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I learned that she believes two fundamental things drove this, the first surprises me none:school culture.Brewbaker’s staff and its over 600 students live by their six core values, and they mean it.

Said Bennett

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I loved it, we drove around and people were out at the curb and they all waved and it was just like some parades.

Dale Breunig

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

His career was defined by unparalleled artistic talent and an unwavering character that drove him to constantly fight for his peers and those in need. He would become known in the comics industry as one of the most influential creators of all time and champion social and creator's rights.

Neal Adams

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Karl was fantastic, he drove it, he shot it — he always plays hard. He’s a hell of a player. It’s not like it was a surprise, but tonight he was special.

Gregg Popovich

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Who drove up inflation? We saw the CBO numbers this week. It was the Trump administration that overspent and drove up inflation so if inflation in prices and housing and in gas is because of deficit spending, that's Trump's fault and so the administration has not been nearly aggressive enough to explain what's actually going on.

Heidi Heitkamp

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We had an organized and peaceful gathering in New Orleans. Many people from all over the state and even from other states drove in to support with us which was great. I didn’t know we had so many Ukrainian people in my area. It was great to see our community come together and connect with others from my country.

Yara Dufren

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I drove two-and-a-half hours away to find it.

Jennifer Hood

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The conversations with Tony Dungy, the experiences Tony Dungy had with seeing Tony being humiliated, really drove my father to try and do something, whether the rule is the right answer or not, or whether we need to do more, I think we should be considering those questions. But the experience of having someone you respect, under your own leadership, be humiliated, made a real difference to my father.

Jim Rooney

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Witnesses describe the suspect as Hispanic male( and) say that he got out of his vehicle and immediately fired upon the deputy multiple times, striking him and then drove off.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I drove 2 1/2 hours to get here and I could n’t be happier actually, this is great, meeting ladies who have the same love for the sport that I do.

Jacki Jameson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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