fleeing
- present participle of flee.
Example Sentences
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A second was charged after first resigning his position, then fleeing the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Born in Nazi-occupied Poland in the last months of World War Two, von Hagens grew up in communist East Germany before fleeing to the West in 1970.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A haven for refugees fleeing a civil war in the late ’90s, Minnesota is home to some 80,000 people of Somali descent, most of whom are citizens.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
She snapped photos of him fleeing the scene and posted them on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Rather than fleeing the scene, he decided to stay with his workers in spite of the danger, cooling the plant using seawater.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
