fugitive

Example Sentences

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In the end, Thomas More and his informants caught up with the fugitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

Last February, prosecutors in Ghana declared the former minister a fugitive, alleging that he was trying to evade investigators.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Under this law, the federal government must help recapture fugitives; to hide or “harbor” a fugitive is illegal.

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