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The phrase "are driven back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone or something is forced to retreat or return to a previous position, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The advancing troops were driven back by the unexpected counterattack from the enemy."
Alternatives: "are pushed back" or "are forced to retreat".
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are driven back
noun
Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.
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We are driven back by the great undifferentiated roar of colour and light and noise.
But Paramount won't back it, and the Hitchcocks are driven back on their own resources, and into one another's company.
George North and then Jones try to gain ground but are driven back by the French defence.
We are driven back on the supposition that Sen. Russell detects a special intrinsic merit in the mere fact of being an American citizen.
It goes right and Yarde is infield looking to attack, but he's hit by Crotty and England, while still in position, are driven back to the 10m line.
The goal, task force members and lawmakers say, is to set taxes high enough to finance the administration of new laws, but not so high that customers are driven back to the black market.
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Some were driven back over the hills.
The Pakistan Taliban are being driven back by army offensives.
Toulon win the lineout but Bakkies Botha is being driven back.
They were driven back, but the truce is temporary.
Saracens have been driven back outside the 22.
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