evacuate
verb (used with object)
to leave empty; vacate.
had evacuated
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past perfectof evacuate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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That January, she and her son, Sonny, had evacuated their home in Altadena, Calif., as the Eaton fires swept the region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Also in Yekaterinburg, Russian online retail giant Wildberries said it had evacuated its staff over a drone threat, but said its facility had not been damaged.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Trump's post came soon after Denmark's Joint Arctic Command said it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a US submarine close to Nuuk.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
Residents who had evacuated, and some who had stayed behind, stood shell-shocked, knowing there was little they could do to stop their neighborhood from burning to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
It was high ground, and many residents had evacuated there when the high-low siren had alerted them that a flood was coming.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
