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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Other California billionaires already have decamped.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
At the very end of the Cornish peninsula is the village of Sennen, where fashion stylist Polly Wilkinson decamped from London six years ago.
—Issy Von Simson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Many urban residents have decamped to villages where some homes are still heated.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The Future Perfect, $28,895 After decamping to Brooklyn from Nigeria, architect Tobi Onafeko found a muse in the industrial landscape of its city streets.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
At the very end of the Cornish peninsula is the village of Sennen, where fashion stylist Polly Wilkinson decamped from London six years ago.
—Issy Von Simson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Many urban residents have decamped to villages where some homes are still heated.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The Future Perfect, $28,895 After decamping to Brooklyn from Nigeria, architect Tobi Onafeko found a muse in the industrial landscape of its city streets.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for decamp
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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decamp. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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