Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He had skedaddled out of Iowa several hours earlier and was speaking 1,300 miles away as voting began in the contest that would place him in a distant sixth place.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2016

He came home from a picnic one day to find that his deluded mum had been locked away, and his dad had skedaddled.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2012