evacuate
Example Sentences
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A perimeter was established and several nearby residences were evacuated as the area was secured.
From Los Angeles Times
With a generous handful of hay and some firm nudges, stud farm workers in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region coax a bay horse onto a lorry that will evacuate the animal to safety.
From Barron's
Lifeguards, untrained in this type of disaster scenario, rushed to the scene, with some helping evacuate children from a nearby playground and others tending to the wounded.
Historic flooding sweeps through Washington state after a storm, prompting tens of thousands to evacuate.
In Altadena, she said, residents did not receive timely notices to evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times
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