evacuate

Example Sentences

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My family evacuated about an hour after my mom called.

From Los Angeles Times

Moscow maintains the children were evacuated from danger.

From BBC

And almost a year ago, a fire burned at a battery storage site in Moss Landing for two days, requiring more than 1,000 people to be evacuated.

From Los Angeles Times

Firefighters worked to control the fire, while South Wales Police officers closed nearby roads and evacuated residents from adjacent properties.

From BBC

The Defense Ministry’s March document says Ukraine would increase its use of unmanned ground vehicles, such as drones to evacuate casualties, to 80% of its “maneuver brigades,” or mechanized infantry.

From The Wall Street Journal