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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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.
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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
Some of those clans have since dwindled or decamped for more populated areas.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
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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
Some of those clans have since dwindled or decamped for more populated areas.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 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 4 Feb. 2026.
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