How to Use decamp in a Sentence

decamp

verb
  • She took the papers and decamped.
  • He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
  • But over the decades many of the big names have decamped for Midtown.
    Keiko Morris, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • Secrets decamps to one of the lobby bars.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The couple paid it for one year and then decamped for Europe.
    Kim Phillips-Fein, The New York Review of Books, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Nicole sold her home in Indio and decamped for parts unknown.
    John McDermott, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
  • Millions of users have decamped to Bluesky over the past couple of months.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Ringo decamped to Sardinia, and somehow the press didn’t hear about it.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Quinn had already decamped to Hawaii and mapped out a plan to diagnose what went wrong.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And then there was the schadenfreude of those who had already decamped to greener pastures.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • Salvini has styled himself as a man-of-the-people who for most of the summer has decamped to the beach.
    NBC News, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Kardashian joined a crop of celebrities who decamped to Aspen to ring in the new year.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Ferrari Style is decamping to New York in the fall.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
  • Some of those clans have since dwindled or decamped for more populated areas.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Author David Sedaris decamped to Japan for three months to quit smoking.
    refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2020
  • But when the threesome decamped to a suite later, the guard outside asked Hardaway for his pass.
    Greg Bishop, SI.com, 28 June 2018
  • Armies of workers decamped into the fields, fires raged and giant fans and helicopter blades whipped up the icy air.
    Guy Collins, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2017
  • Many urban residents have decamped to villages where some homes are still heated.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Now, Jenner has decamped to Paris amidst the spring 2026 menswear shows.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • Perfect for families, a group of friends, or those looking to decamp to the mountain region for a longer stay.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The band didn’t want the government seizing its assets, so all four members decamped to France.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
  • As the dust settles and the league’s 32 teams decamp for their home bases around the country, one major matter is settled.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
  • He was not believed to be in the complex when it was hit, having decamped to the south when the Israeli campaign began.
    Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The film centers around a group of rich 20-somethings who decamp to a regal estate to wait out a hurricane.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The family plan to decamp to a cottage in the grounds or their London apartment and give their paying guests the run of the place.
    Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The threat of another arrest — and possible jail time — forced her to decamp from the park, Thornton said.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
  • For the Rome Prize, the family rehomed livestock and decamped to Italy for six months.
    Sara James Mnookin, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Peter and his friends decamped to the Bowery Hotel to get dressed.
    Lynn Suhrie, Town & Country, 2 Jan. 2013
  • So Severo decamped to Colorado with her writing partner, Joanie Schultz.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After the union was sealed with a kiss, everyone decamped for the Brook Club on 54th Street.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 13 June 2018

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