fugitive

Example Sentences

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Chang, a citizen of Taiwan, remains a fugitive, the department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

He launched an ambitious programme to seek justice against the ousted regime, and Hasina -- now a convicted fugitive in hiding in India -- was sentenced in absentia to death for crimes against humanity.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The U.S., considering him a fugitive, was seeking his extradition from Spain, and he was likely looking at prison.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Messages from that trial reveal Marsalek has had plastic surgery to alter his appearance as well as details of his life as a fugitive.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Cora sat up and he repeated what he’d just told her fellow fugitive.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead