evacuate
verb (used with object)
to leave empty; vacate.
are evacuating
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present progressiveof evacuate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Garden Grove police chief Amir El-Farra said most people are evacuating, but about 15% are refusing to evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
A Brazilian security officer putting a chain through the gates of the venue with a chain told the BBC they are evacuating the premises and locking it.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
“We’re seeing lots of folks coming in with stress and anxiety related to smoke exposure, let alone folks in closer proximity to fires who are evacuating, or have lost family or property.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Aid workers who remained during the start of the coup are evacuating on U.N. run flights to Burkina Faso.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
“Evacuate now! The federals have entered Nsukka! We are evacuating now! Right now! I am going to all the houses still occupied. Evacuate now!”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
