Example Sentences

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And when you really think about it, the notion of swapping out celeb-spotting for landmark drive-bys makes sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

For Trump, the surprise drive-bys started in South Carolina, where he appeared at a restaurant called Zesto of West Columbia.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

The response to Lee’s photo has been less than kind, with some commenters doing emotional drive-bys to ridicule her.

From The Verge • Sep. 20, 2018

Around the state, water experts and water-district employees are employing satellite images, infrared aerial photos, neighborhood drive-bys and complex algorithms to gauge just how much grassy turf was removed.

From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2016

Besides the happy, sad, and funny funerals, there were the super quick in-and-out funerals, or as Robbie Ray called them, drive-bys.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds