decamped; decamping; decamps
Examples of decamp in a Sentence
She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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What’s not on LinkedIn, McGuire said, is that she was involved in her family’s mill until three years ago, when her sister, who was running it, sold the company after the heir to the business — McGuire’s niece — decamped to New York to become a fashion designer.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Outside of permitting and other procedural measures — annoying when disregarded, but not the main reason producers decamp elsewhere — mayoral efforts mainly involve lobbying other people to do something.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Meanwhile, Hollywood jobs have been decamping for years to more affordable filming locales.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Some members of Swalwell’s digital team, who previously worked for Newsom, have since decamped for the Becerra campaign.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Outside of permitting and other procedural measures — annoying when disregarded, but not the main reason producers decamp elsewhere — mayoral efforts mainly involve lobbying other people to do something.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Meanwhile, Hollywood jobs have been decamping for years to more affordable filming locales.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Some members of Swalwell’s digital team, who previously worked for Newsom, have since decamped for the Becerra campaign.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decamp. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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