flee
verb (used without object)
to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
have fled
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present perfectof flee.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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Poland has recently seen a number of often violent incidents involving its citizens and Ukrainians, many of whom have fled their home country after Russia's full-scale invasion.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Police Scotland have since launched a search for two women and a man thought to have fled the Mercedes into a nearby field on foot afterwards.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He could have fled, but he decided to stay and for months led a double life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He may have fled Pennsylvania and has ties to California and Nevada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
He and Trina have fled through the subtrans tunnels, finding abandoned offshoots, going deeper and deeper.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
