fleeing
Example Sentences
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Many felt Ukraine was ungrateful to Poland, which opened its borders to millions of Ukrainians fleeing the full-scale Russian invasion, and continues to provide shelter to almost a million refugees.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The graphic of the fleeing blond woman no longer appears on the bar’s Instagram.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
The threat of new strikes on south Beirut's suburbs sent people fleeing the densely populated area in huge traffic jams linking the area to the capital city, AFP images showed.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
From the passenger seat, I often spotted rabbits fleeing down dirt roads and scampering under bushes, many joined by red-legged partridges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
As the nineteenth century drew to a close, he saw a massive new wave of men flooding into Chicago, fleeing oppression in eastern Europe—from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
