She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
After becoming fascinated with the criminal couple’s Depression-era story, Benton and Newman decamped to the heartland to interview people who knew them and get a sense of what the film might be.—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 May 2025 By the next afternoon, the art crowd had decamped and Hydra returned to its serene summer pace, with other low-key art sites revealing themselves like sculptural rocks at low tide.—Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025 After Sunday services, the Gemstones and their entourage have decamped to Jason’s Steakhouse, the gang’s favorite place to hold court and hit the salad bar.—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 May 2025 After graduation, the friends decamped to different cities, but people kept asking to be sent the DVD.—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decamp
Word History
Etymology
French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp
Share