Examples of evacuee in a Sentence
One hundred evacuees spent the night at a school during the storm.
the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters
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Tran is at the Garden Grove meeting, one of many who speak to city officials to express frustration with how evacuations — and evacuees — were handled.
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Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
The Red Cross has set up an overnight shelter for evacuees, including pets, at the county’s Spring Valley Community Center at 8735 Jamacha Blvd.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Stanton evacuees return home CBS LA She and her family evacuated their home on Friday.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 28 May 2026
About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear.
—Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
The Red Cross has set up an overnight shelter for evacuees, including pets, at the county’s Spring Valley Community Center at 8735 Jamacha Blvd.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Stanton evacuees return home CBS LA She and her family evacuated their home on Friday.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 28 May 2026
About 16,000 of roughly 50,000 evacuees are still waiting for the all clear.
—Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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