fleeing

Example Sentences

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Mayor Patrick Collins sees the boom as critical to keeping young people from fleeing Wyoming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The graphic of the fleeing blond woman no longer appears on the bar’s Instagram.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

AFP journalists saw hundreds of families fleeing the southern suburbs, some on foot or on motorbikes, others in cars packed with belongings.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Rather than fleeing from such a leader, followers cling to him for salvation and protection.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The cargo the horses carried is a clear sign that these were not fighters but fleeing refugees.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz