fled
ˈfled 
; fleeing
; fleeing
1
a
: to run away often from danger or evil : fly
The family fled from the war-torn zone.
b
: to hurry toward a place of security
Refugees fled to a neighboring country.
2
: to pass away swiftly : vanish
mists fleeing before the rising sun
: to run away from : shun
Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.
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Examples of flee in a Sentence
The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.
He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.
Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.
He was forced to flee the country.
Recent Examples on the Web
There were 411 mortgages for second homes in San Diego County last year, a drop of 45 percent from the previous year
Interest rates and home prices are so high in San Diego that even vacation rental buyers have fled.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Those students, who had organized Cambodian associations in the region, helped resettle refugees as hundreds of thousands of Cambodians were forced to flee the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in 1975.
—Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Those students, who had organized Cambodian associations in the region, helped resettle refugees as hundreds of thousands of Cambodians were forced to flee the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in 1975.
—Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for flee
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“Flee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flee. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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