flee

Example Sentences

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The show also addresses the Syria refugee crisis through the story of the Syrian character's family, who fled to the struggling neighbouring country to escape the civil war.

From Barron's

Millions of refugees have fled Ukraine, where vast areas have been devastated by fighting.

From Barron's

Of course some of us wept and raged when he once again had to flee some bigger monkey that he had clearly annoyed, but while Punch was certainly cowed, he was never broken.

From Los Angeles Times

Anaheim police are still searching for the three suspects, who fled in a dark-colored sedan.

From Los Angeles Times

Western diplomats in Damascus assessed that more than 20,000 people fled the camp in a matter of days earlier amid rioting and a surge of escape attempts.

From The Wall Street Journal