fled
Example Sentences
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The victim said the male suspect fled the area on foot and that the toddler and dog were left behind in the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, he fled to California, Elsie in tow, to live on Wales Street in a town called Cambria, the Latin name for Wales.
From BBC
Sugedaran Shanmugaraja, who was working in the Best One shop across the road from the hospital, said an injured woman fled the scene before coming into his store.
From BBC
Police said the two occupants of the Mercedes had fled on foot.
From BBC
After leaving his newborn daughter in the care of his sister Bamie, a grief-stricken Roosevelt fled to his cattle ranch in the Dakota Territory.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
