fled
ˈfled 
; fleeing
; fleeing
1
a
: to run away often from danger or evil : fly
The family fled from the war-torn zone.
b
: to hurry toward a place of security
Refugees fled to a neighboring country.
2
: to pass away swiftly : vanish
mists fleeing before the rising sun
: to run away from : shun
Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.
Examples of flee in a Sentence
The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.
He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.
Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.
He was forced to flee the country.
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Fellow dictatorships including Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran lined up behind Maduro while Gonzalez fled the country during the reign of state terror against dissidents that followed the election.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 Apr. 2025
April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.
—Todd Pendleton, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The conflict has forced 12.4 million people to flee their homes and seek safety either elsewhere in Sudan or across the border, including more than half of whom are children (including nearly a third under five).
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Viral videos showed those in the surrounding area fleeing with their hands up.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 Apr. 2025
April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.
—Todd Pendleton, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The conflict has forced 12.4 million people to flee their homes and seek safety either elsewhere in Sudan or across the border, including more than half of whom are children (including nearly a third under five).
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Viral videos showed those in the surrounding area fleeing with their hands up.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flee
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“Flee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flee. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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