fled

Example Sentences

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Officers arrived at the scene but the suspects had already fled, Cervantes said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But some are still following classes online after many families fled.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Later that year, the family fled to New York and settled in Manhattan, where Maria Gitter served as a psychotherapist at the Adlerian Clinic and Milo Gitter became a wholesale dealer in rare stamps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A renowned scientist who fled his homeland during World War Two to escape the Red Army and later ended up in Armagh has had his life chronicled.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Nhamo, burning with embarrassment, gathered up the dishes and fled.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer