flee

Example Sentences

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Rwanda denies supporting M23 and says its troops are in eastern Congo for “defensive measures” against a rebel group formed by Hutu extremists who orchestrated the 1994 genocide in Rwanda before fleeing to Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the meantime, Venezuela's economic crisis has led to the exodus of nearly eight million people who have fled in search of a better life.

From BBC

Among the Christo works were "Wrapped Oil Barrels", created between 1958–61 shortly after the artist fled communist Bulgaria for Paris.

From Barron's

Radio Free Europe reports that he was being transported to Kyiv for further questioning, after border guards were told to alert the authorities if he attempted to flee.

From BBC

In July that year, she fled Russia with her husband while pregnant.

From Barron's