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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Authorities worked again through the night on the tank, and wouldn’t revisit their decision to keep 16,000 people under evacuation orders until Tuesday morning, officials said, disappointing evacuees hoping to return home Monday evening.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Late Monday, officials allowed 65% of evacuees to return home, saying the threat of a catastrophic blast from the overheated container at GKN Aerospace had lessened.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
While nearly 10 shelters opened for evacuees, many reached capacity quickly.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Cooler overnight conditions slowed the spread, fire commanders with the Ventura County Fire Department said, allowing some evacuees to return, although 1 house had burned.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Late Monday, officials allowed 65% of evacuees to return home, saying the threat of a catastrophic blast from the overheated container at GKN Aerospace had lessened.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
While nearly 10 shelters opened for evacuees, many reached capacity quickly.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Cooler overnight conditions slowed the spread, fire commanders with the Ventura County Fire Department said, allowing some evacuees to return, although 1 house had burned.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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