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vamoose

[va-moos] / væˈmus /


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Don’t be surprised if parents vamoose with the free diapers to Dallas or Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

In such a situation, taking all this in, a sane character would run, flee, skedaddle, vamoose, make tracks and call in the cops, or maybe an airstrike.

From Seattle Times Oct. 28, 2021

His earlier three-shot lead had gone vamoose, especially with an episode on No. 14 when he almost disappeared in the woods hunting his ball, with only the white pants of his backside visible.

From Washington Post Aug. 1, 2021

Considering all that, what would it take for the networks to tell the Cowboys to vamoose?

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2014

"I wish we'd found out that old geezer's name and more about him before we let him vamoose," said Snake as he worked away with Nort.

From The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery by Baker, Willard F.

The girl's away already an' Swedie an' me'll join you in a jiff an' the whole bunch of us vamooses, see.

From Every Man for Himself by Moorhouse, Hopkins

Also, two or three shady characters vamooses for fear of what a nacheral public eagerness to see that hearse in action may do.

From Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories by Dunton, W. Herbert

When the birds vamoosed from East Sand Island, the population on the bridge ballooned from 333 breeding pairs in 2014 to a peak of more than 5,000 pairs in 2020.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2024

He and others have confessed to surprise that the Afghan president turned tail and vamoosed.

From Washington Post Aug. 24, 2021

“I got to get out of here!” she yelled as she vamoosed.

From Washington Post Jun. 8, 2015

However, they were in an empty facility, at a time when breakfast service was over, the homeless clients vamoosed, the place already scrubbed by volunteers.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2012

She’d vamoosed into the tall grass, and off she was headed for the jungle, where it was plain to see he’d never find her.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

This month the duopoly joined New York City Comptroller Mark Levine’s campaign to stop Exxon Mobil from vamoosing to Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Jerry had, of course, intended doing a similar vamoosing stunt.

From The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness by Allen, Quincy

What do you mean by breaking up a game in the middle and vamoosing with the ball?

From At Good Old Siwash by Fitch, George




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