fled
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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A man driving a white sedan fled south on PCH; officers spotted and detained him near the intersection of East 2nd Street and PCH, according to police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Despite her agreement, Kelley fled to Michigan, where surrogacy contracts were unenforceable.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
More fled with the advent of Soviet communism, while others fortunate enough to escape Germany’s Nazi death machine also immigrated here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The UN's migration agency said on Saturday that, since July, 76,000 people had fled the fighting, a figure that had quadrupled since last week.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
I was happy that my father was going back to Womengo and the sea he had fled.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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