fleeing

Example Sentences

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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

Rather than fleeing from such a leader, followers cling to him for salvation and protection.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The 90-year-old Dalai Lama, based in India since fleeing the Tibetan capital Lhasa after Chinese troops crushed an uprising in 1959, insists he has many more years to live.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Almost as if in answer to fleeing production, an increasing number of high-profile television series have been showcasing Los Angeles on a granular level.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

One of those fleeing white men was Thomas Jefferson.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis