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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More than 120 passengers and crew on the MV Hondius were flown out from Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday and Monday, and countries have adopted different health measures for their returning evacuees.
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CBS News, 12 May 2026
This post has been updated with the total number of evacuees headed to the United States.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The plane to be used to repatriate Dutch and other nationals stands idle at the Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofia Airport awaiting evacuees from the Hondius on Sunday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The evacuees — the ship's British doctor, 56; a Dutch national, 41; and a German national, 65 — were being transferred directly to specialist hospitals.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
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CBS News, 12 May 2026
This post has been updated with the total number of evacuees headed to the United States.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The plane to be used to repatriate Dutch and other nationals stands idle at the Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofia Airport awaiting evacuees from the Hondius on Sunday.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The evacuees — the ship's British doctor, 56; a Dutch national, 41; and a German national, 65 — were being transferred directly to specialist hospitals.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for evacuee
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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