fugitive

Example Sentences

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In the end, Thomas More and his informants caught up with the fugitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The U.S., considering him a fugitive, was seeking his extradition from Spain, and he was likely looking at prison.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Waltz added that the US had carried out a "surgical law enforcement operation" to apprehend Maduro, whom he is also referred to as a "fugitive from justice".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Defence lawyers blamed Najib's close associate, the fugitive businessman Jho Low, seen as the mastermind of the scheme.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Under this law, the federal government must help recapture fugitives; to hide or “harbor” a fugitive is illegal.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis