fled
Example Sentences
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She flung it back into the pond as the other serpents fled back toward the deep.
From Literature
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The actor, 46, took to Instagram to announce that he and his family had fled O’ahu’s North Shore after they lost power at their property.
From MarketWatch
The suspect was accompanied by a second person, who appeared to be taking photos and videos with a mobile phone but who fled when police arrived.
From Barron's
She said there had been no warning ahead of the strike, and that the family would have fled had they been alerted.
From BBC
She made many attempts to find Geumseong - including appearing on a Chinese podcast that was popular with North Korean refugees - where she described her son who had fled to South Korea.
From BBC
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