flee
verb (used without object)
to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
has fled
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present perfectof flee (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos estimates it is now as low as eight million, only slightly more than 67 years ago, when Fidel Castro declared, "The tyrant has fled... the revolution has triumphed!"
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
LeBron James has fled to the Eastern Conference but the Lakers remain a major box office ticket for the NBA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He becomes the host to a former student named Sabiha, who has fled her home because she is suspected—wrongly, she claims—of killing her husband in a fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Saudi officials say the besuited 58-year-old has fled to the United Arab Emirates after his forces were driven from territories seized last month in Yemen's south.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
But the happiness has fled, leaving an all-too-familiar strain in its place.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
