flees
- present tense form of flee (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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After one brutal experience, he flees into the woods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
When he stumbles upon the hut of a shepherd who flees at the sight of him, he “greedily devoured the remnants of the shepherd’s breakfast, which consisted of bread, cheese, milk and wine.”
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
This creates a rare market asymmetry: The public sees “bubble” and flees everything AI-related, while sophisticated capital is making precise bets on deflation survivors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025
The train then pulls into a station, and the man disembarks and flees down the platform.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Her terror is so great her body flees before her eyes are ready to find the route of escape.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
