on the lam
idiom
US, informal
: trying to avoid being caught by the police
two escaped convicts on the lam
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The organization added that the giant bird sustained injuries to its neck and right wing during its time on the lam.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 July 2025
After six months on the lam, a man charged in the 2023 Boston J’Ouvert Parade mass shooting has been nabbed by federal authorities in Georgia.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
The Forgotten Gender Nonconformists of the Old West Livia Gershon
April 27, 2018
In the Old West, cross-dressing was sometimes a disguise for criminals on the lam.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
The six men still on the lam have been identified as: Corey Boyd, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Antoine Massey, Leo Tate and Lenton Vanburen.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 20 May 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 July 2025
After six months on the lam, a man charged in the 2023 Boston J’Ouvert Parade mass shooting has been nabbed by federal authorities in Georgia.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
The Forgotten Gender Nonconformists of the Old West Livia Gershon
April 27, 2018
In the Old West, cross-dressing was sometimes a disguise for criminals on the lam.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
The six men still on the lam have been identified as: Corey Boyd, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Antoine Massey, Leo Tate and Lenton Vanburen.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the lam
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