evacuate
verb (used with object)
to leave empty; vacate.
evacuated
Example Sentences
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As the house had been evacuated earlier, no one was killed or injured.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The bus driver and one passenger were severely injured and evacuated by helicopter.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
About 4,700 people were evacuated in the City of London after a gas leak.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A Togo-flagged vessel sank with no crew found by the rescuers, while a Palau-flagged vessel was evacuated after a fire broke out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Dubbed “Project Greek Island,” in the event of an attack on Washington, DC, senators and congressional representatives were to be evacuated from the nation’s capital by railroad and delivered to the Greenbrier’s bunker.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
