evacuate

Example Sentences

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Hannah West, who lives across the road from the hospital, told the BBC she saw members of staff and injured people being evacuated.

From BBC

Dozens of children have been evacuated to the Kingdom from Gaza for medical treatment.

From BBC

According to the minister, the six IS operatives killed were all Turkish and five women and six children who were with them were all evacuated safely.

From Barron's

Authorities managed to evacuate 12 people -- all unhurt -- and transfer them to a local hospital, he said.

From Barron's

Thousands of people were evacuated and many still haven’t returned to their old homes.

From The Wall Street Journal