Example Sentences

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By May 31, the Iraqi coup leaders had fled.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

It was founded in Los Angeles during the 1980s, formed by immigrants who had fled El Salvador's civil war, but its presence is now larger in Central America.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

They also learned Sharp had fled the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“You don’t know that,” she said to the boy, who had fled to the front of the schoolroom.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk