drive-by
noun
the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc..
drive-bys
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pluralof drive-by.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In text chains detailed in the motion, agents discussed “soft counts” of “possibles” based on location drive-bys and “roaming.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
Places like Getty have drive-bys and generic stuff.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2022
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
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
