evacuate

Example Sentences

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Aircraft with fewer people are easier to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The state has not put in place any strategy to evacuate people with disabilities, said Sylvana Lakkis, head of the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“Aquaman” star Jason Momoa has revealed he was forced to evacuate his family’s Hawaii home after a dangerous storm devastated the area with historic flooding.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

OEM officials also said that an early alert to the 210 corridor could “create confusion and non-compliance,” given the high likelihood that those areas could later get an alert to evacuate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Would my first trip to Europe be spent evading drunken maniacs and watching birds evacuate their bowels on rocky beaches?

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs