- present participle of flee.
fleeing
Example Sentences
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Edber said the court found her mental state played no role in the alleged crimes and denied her bail, noting she discussed on a jail call fleeing to her native Israel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Immigration has been a hot-button issue in Europe since 2015, when more than a million people, many fleeing war-torn Syria, entered the continent on foot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A second was charged after first resigning his position, then fleeing the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Born in Nazi-occupied Poland in the last months of World War Two, von Hagens grew up in communist East Germany before fleeing to the West in 1970.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He saw the coyotes fleeing back into the darkness, and he saw himself opening the trap to set the rabbit free.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
