fled

Example Sentences

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The men took several items and fled in a gray Hyundai, Miller said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Television footage showed ambulances outside the school in the Siverek district as students fled in panic.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

De Gaulle, on the other hand, was a mere brigadier and junior minister who had fled his country after the French government announced in 1940 that it would seek an armistice with Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Also read: The ‘smart money’ fled software stocks after Citrini’s viral AI doomsday report.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Amid the flames, the sheydim had mostly fled, some straight through the screen of auditorium one as soon as it began to burn.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny