Example Sentences

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Exhibit A: the band decamps to New Orleans to record their next record.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

She decamps for New York, jump-starting a five-alarm-fire of a melodramatic plot.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

The London displays wrap up on Tuesday, when the fashion crowd decamps to Milan Fashion Week for more new season runway shows.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

This is normally the inflection point when an idiosyncratic filmmaker either smooths out his sensibilities to make a superhero movie or decamps to a streaming service in search of creative control at a bigger budget.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

The former pays the reward, pockets the treasure and decamps.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 by Poe, Edgar Allan