on the lam
idiom
US, informal
: trying to avoid being caught by the police
two escaped convicts on the lam
Examples of on the lam in a Sentence
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After two weeks on the lam, his namesake returned home, thanks to a sticky bun snack containing pet-safe Benadryl that the Rumbaughs had left out for him.
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Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
Arrested in September after spending two years on the lam, Badio claimed he was sent by former justice minister Rockfeller Vincent to infiltrate the plotters trying to take down the president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
Christopher Worrell, who spent weeks on the lam, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison.
—Michael Kunzelman, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
While Michel maintains his innocence, Low has been on the lam from authorities for the past several years.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 June 2023
Pratt was arrested in Spain last year after more than three years on the lam but has yet to be extradited to the United States.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
Parham, who was 52 at the time of his disappearance, was on the lam from authorities in Arkansas after he was arrested and charged with rape in November 1998, according to the FBI.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
That left 52-year-old Joey Fournier, the only escapee still on the lam.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
After all, a lot of smart and productive people (not to mention a lot of happy and stable people) don't spend their lives on the lam.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2023
Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
Arrested in September after spending two years on the lam, Badio claimed he was sent by former justice minister Rockfeller Vincent to infiltrate the plotters trying to take down the president.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
Christopher Worrell, who spent weeks on the lam, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison.
—Michael Kunzelman, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
While Michel maintains his innocence, Low has been on the lam from authorities for the past several years.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 June 2023
Pratt was arrested in Spain last year after more than three years on the lam but has yet to be extradited to the United States.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
Parham, who was 52 at the time of his disappearance, was on the lam from authorities in Arkansas after he was arrested and charged with rape in November 1998, according to the FBI.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
That left 52-year-old Joey Fournier, the only escapee still on the lam.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
After all, a lot of smart and productive people (not to mention a lot of happy and stable people) don't spend their lives on the lam.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2023
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