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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The national editor, Philip Rucker, decamped to CNN, and the political reporter Josh Dawsey to the Wall Street Journal.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Page, meanwhile, has followed a more Bezos-ian playbook by decamping to Miami, dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s posh Coconut Grove neighborhood.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
More precisely, 130 members of Noma’s staff have decamped to Los Angeles for a four-month residency, which runs from March 11 through June 26.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
The aunt dies, and heartbroken Lord Marlowe decamps for America.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Page, meanwhile, has followed a more Bezos-ian playbook by decamping to Miami, dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s posh Coconut Grove neighborhood.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
More precisely, 130 members of Noma’s staff have decamped to Los Angeles for a four-month residency, which runs from March 11 through June 26.
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
The aunt dies, and heartbroken Lord Marlowe decamps for America.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decamp. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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