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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On the second night after the blaze, dozens of evacuees set up mattresses in a nearby mall, many saying official evacuation centres should be saved for those in greater need.
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Joyce Zhou, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
For the most part though, the report concluded the FBI had done a good job flagging potential threats and the majority of evacuees were not considered security risks.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
The chaotic nature of the operation raised concerns at the time from Republicans, and in official reports, that some evacuees were not properly vetted and could have catastrophic consequences.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The Biden-era program granted temporary parole, not permanent status, to most evacuees.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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Joyce Zhou, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
For the most part though, the report concluded the FBI had done a good job flagging potential threats and the majority of evacuees were not considered security risks.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 27 Nov. 2025
The chaotic nature of the operation raised concerns at the time from Republicans, and in official reports, that some evacuees were not properly vetted and could have catastrophic consequences.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The Biden-era program granted temporary parole, not permanent status, to most evacuees.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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