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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Six months later, in May 2024, CNN published footage from a security camera at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles showing Ventura fleeing a room, only to be attacked by Combs, who is seen wearing a white towel around his waist and socks.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 2 May 2025
The pair then flee into the building’s stairwell, but a wounded, knife-wielding Jimenez follows hot on their tails and another struggle ensues that ends as the victim succumbs to his wounds.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, fled a January 2023 traffic stop after he was yanked out of his car, pepper sprayed and hit with a Taser.
—CBS News, 1 May 2025
But Morton returned moments later and allegedly attacked the 77-year-old customer from behind, hitting him with his fists and striking him with a shopping cart before fleeing again.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 2 May 2025
The pair then flee into the building’s stairwell, but a wounded, knife-wielding Jimenez follows hot on their tails and another struggle ensues that ends as the victim succumbs to his wounds.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, fled a January 2023 traffic stop after he was yanked out of his car, pepper sprayed and hit with a Taser.
—CBS News, 1 May 2025
But Morton returned moments later and allegedly attacked the 77-year-old customer from behind, hitting him with his fists and striking him with a shopping cart before fleeing again.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flee
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“Flee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flee. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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