evacuate
verb (used with object)
to leave empty; vacate.
evacuated
Example Sentences
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Long Beach officials concerned about structural damage from usually high tides driven by Tropical Storm Marie evacuated some 20 homes along the Long Beach Peninsula Monday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Dozens were evacuated after heavy rains turned deadly over the weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Beyer said he could not say how many people had been evacuated as a result of the Plaskett fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
After the van driver alerted police to the device in his van, the centre was evacuated in what was later described as a hoax bomb alert.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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
