flee

Example Sentences

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Its protracted slump has only been compounded by recent risk-off sentiment amid the war in Iran, causing investors to flee speculative biotech stocks.

From Barron's

I pass the park that Mom always used to take us to, where I’ve been taking Mav to play fetch just about every day before and after school, flee through the shadows of the trees.

From Literature

She flung it back into the pond as the other serpents fled back toward the deep.

From Literature

Last week, the pope called for a ceasefire in the Middle East, saying more than a million people had been forced to flee their homes and urging the warring parties to hold talks.

From Barron's

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