fled

Example Sentences

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Shrewdly, Mackay wrote, the stock operator in that case pocketed the cash and fled the country the next day.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Hundreds of thousands more Congolese have fled to neighboring Uganda and Burundi.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

The conflict came to an end in 2023, when the Azerbaijan army seized control of the enclave, and most of the Armenian population fled.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

He allegedly fled the scene in Maldon Road after the incident at 06:30 BST, while Canty was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The hundreds of thousands of people who had fled their homes the day before awoke to a very different Japan on March 12.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland