- present participle of flee.
fleeing
Example Sentences
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Assad was sentenced in absentia, as he has been living in Moscow after fleeing Damascus in 2024 when his regime was overthrown.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Edber said the court found her mental state played no role in the alleged crimes and denied her bail, noting she discussed on a jail call fleeing to her native Israel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
His late father, Peter, was recruited as a listener after fleeing Germany where he was detained in Buchenwald concentration camp.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Immigration has been a hot-button issue in Europe since 2015, when more than a million people, many fleeing war-torn Syria, entered the continent on foot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Mr. Flux seemed unconcerned with the fleeing Clock Watchers.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
