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drive-by
[ drahyv-bahy ]
noun
- the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.:
a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
- a drive-by shooting:
The gang member was killed in a drive-by.
adjective
- consisting of or featuring a drive-by:
We boarded the sightseeing bus for a drive-by tour of the nation's capital.
- occurring while driving past a person, object, etc.:
a drive-by shooting.
- casual; superficial; offhand:
a drive-by news analysis.
- involving a brief stay in a hospital, clinic, etc.:
a drive-by mastectomy.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of drive-by1
Example Sentences
A man who is suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend and her daughter in a drive-by shooting in Compton is on the run, and believed to be armed and dangerous, authorities said.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators are looking for clues into who pulled the trigger in a drive-by shooting that left a mother and daughter dead in Compton on Tuesday night.
Another early Piru leader, Larry “Tam” Watts, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in 1975.
Shakur, a central figure in 1990s Los Angeles hip-hop, was killed in a drive-by shooting after a car pulled up next to him and Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight.
Unfortunately the new president is learning that there’s no such thing as a drive-by peace deal.
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