on the lam
idiom
US, informal
: trying to avoid being caught by the police
two escaped convicts on the lam
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His arrest means that only one escapee, Derrick Groves, remains on the lam.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The three muggers, believed to be in their 20s, remain on the lam after the violent May 11 attack, which left 39-year-old Alberto Abreu Contreras knocked unconscious on the E. 167th St. subway station platform in Highbridge.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
One of the inmates still on the lam after the recent jailbreak in New Orleans has put out a plea for help directed at Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, and NBA YoungBoy.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The two inmates still on the lam are Derrick Groves, 27, who was convicted for the murders of two people in the city’s 2018 Mardi Gras day shooting; and Antoine T. Massey, 31, who was being held on domestic abuse and car theft charges.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 27 May 2025
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The three muggers, believed to be in their 20s, remain on the lam after the violent May 11 attack, which left 39-year-old Alberto Abreu Contreras knocked unconscious on the E. 167th St. subway station platform in Highbridge.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
One of the inmates still on the lam after the recent jailbreak in New Orleans has put out a plea for help directed at Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, and NBA YoungBoy.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
The two inmates still on the lam are Derrick Groves, 27, who was convicted for the murders of two people in the city’s 2018 Mardi Gras day shooting; and Antoine T. Massey, 31, who was being held on domestic abuse and car theft charges.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 27 May 2025
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