fled
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Urbina had fled Nicaragua in 2022 and legally resided with her husband, a fellow asylum-seeker, in New Orleans while reporting to immigration agents for check-ins as she awaited her day in court.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
A leather factory worker in Minnesota who had fled El Salvador, Aguilar cobbled together the money in installments through loans from friends and that year’s tax refund.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
“These were people who fled pogroms. There was no going back.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Nguyen, 61, said he fled Vietnam at age 14 after his father was taken to a “reeducation camp.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Nhamo fled past more houses, where other dogs set up a clamor.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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