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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As buses loaded with evacuees pulled onto the road, members of the skeleton crew started gathering their belongings and hosing down buildings.
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New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The evacuees skewed younger, particularly adults between 26 and 34, stripping the state’s future workforce and tax base.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has also called for diplomacy as a means to end the violence, voicing concern over the humanitarian state of the Lebanese civilian evacuees.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
Among the evacuees were two service members who were injured when a drone exploded next to their vehicle.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The evacuees skewed younger, particularly adults between 26 and 34, stripping the state’s future workforce and tax base.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has also called for diplomacy as a means to end the violence, voicing concern over the humanitarian state of the Lebanese civilian evacuees.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
Among the evacuees were two service members who were injured when a drone exploded next to their vehicle.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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