skedaddle
verb (used without object)
to run away hurriedly; flee.
skedaddled
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past participleof skedaddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof skedaddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
skedaddleverb (used without object)to run away hurriedly; flee.
Example Sentences
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What if instead of staying in the tomb, she skedaddled with a posy to the Renaissance club scene in Paris and found a new love?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Usually the sheep walked away or skedaddled before any physical altercation actually broke out.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2022
One of the few positives is most investors seem to have skedaddled already.
From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2022
Nor were they willing to be arrested for their beliefs when police finally intervened — they skedaddled at the first sign of flashing lights.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2020
Ordinary folk skedaddled out of it as fast as their horse or feet would carry them.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
