evacuate

Example Sentences

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“No grownups!” the boys exult, upon realizing they are on a deserted island after the plane evacuating them from Britain is shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Marti, her husband, Jordan Corral, and their two school-age children stayed two nights in a Marriott after evacuating.

From Los Angeles Times

Heavy snow also resulted in 50 people being evacuated from the village of Orsieres, near the French border.

From BBC

A regional train derailed early on Monday in southern Switzerland, police said, injuring five people with more than two dozen evacuated.

From Barron's

But gale force winds led to the crew and tugboats having to evacuate and the ship was left to ride out the storm for several hours.

From BBC