fugitive

Example Sentences

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Chang, a citizen of Taiwan, remains a fugitive, the department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He launched an ambitious programme to seek justice against the ousted regime, and Hasina -- now a convicted fugitive in hiding in India -- was sentenced in absentia to death for crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The U.S., considering him a fugitive, was seeking his extradition from Spain, and he was likely looking at prison.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Last February, prosecutors in Ghana declared the former minister a fugitive, alleging that he was trying to evade investigators.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The system recognized me as Wade Watts, not as the fugitive indent Bryce Lynch.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline