Example Sentences

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In 1939, more than 900 Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi Germany aboard the MS St. Louis were turned away by Cuba and the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Civilians were fleeing Kurdish neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Wednesday after the Syrian army declared them "closed military zones", amid ongoing fighting with Kurdish-led forces in the northern city.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

He and his whole extended family were fleeing their homes in the village of Barbara - famed for its grapes, wheat, corn and barley - in what had been British-ruled Palestine.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Standing on the Chadian side of the border, Lammy spoke to families that were fleeing and aid workers who were receiving them.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

A surge of people also came from the other direction—from the hallway leading to the kitchen—and they came fast, as if they were fleeing something instead of attacking.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner