She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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The band didn’t want the government seizing its assets, so all four members decamped to France.—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025 In the present, the duo have decamped to a friend’s (Brad Garrett) chic desert retreat, ostensibly to recover from some nebulous tragedy.—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025 In addition to the A’s, the Raiders recently decamped for Las Vegas and the Warriors moved across the bay to San Francisco.—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025 The family will soon decamp to New York for the production’s Broadway run.—Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decamp
Word History
Etymology
French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp
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