evacuate
verb (used with object)
to leave empty; vacate.
evacuated
Example Sentences
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The governor's office said shifting winds had complicated firefighters' efforts but that "the defensive line protecting evacuated areas is holding".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
"The water remained low for quite some time, so everyone panicked and ran - I went around to the community health centre, and the people there had already been evacuated."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some 1,000 people from 18 different villages and settlements remain evacuated, though weather forecasts call for some welcome light rain and lower temperatures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some of the worst-affected areas have been cordoned off and many residents who were evacuated, including the Bishop of Dudley, the Right Reverand Martin Gorick, have not been able to return home.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lower Manhattan, up to Houston Street, had been evacuated because of constant flooding.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
