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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Bryan expressed admiration for Texas Democratic lawmakers, who’d fled their state in order to prevent their colleagues from being able to pass the new maps.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
As Texas Republicans convened for a second special session to move forward with a new congressional map deleting five Democratic seats, opposition-party lawmakers who’d fled the state were expected to return and oppose it — encouraged by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke was among those who spoke on Saturday in Texas, from which dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled to deny Republicans the quorum needed to vote on a redistricting plan that President Donald Trump had demanded.
—Matt Tracy, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Police are searching for the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash who allegedly fled after striking and running over a pedestrian in a crosswalk Saturday night in Kansas City’s Northeast area.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2025
As Texas Republicans convened for a second special session to move forward with a new congressional map deleting five Democratic seats, opposition-party lawmakers who’d fled the state were expected to return and oppose it — encouraged by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke was among those who spoke on Saturday in Texas, from which dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled to deny Republicans the quorum needed to vote on a redistricting plan that President Donald Trump had demanded.
—Matt Tracy, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
Police are searching for the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash who allegedly fled after striking and running over a pedestrian in a crosswalk Saturday night in Kansas City’s Northeast area.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Flee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flee. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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