She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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Darkside decamped to a studio in the south of France, and recorded the remainder of the album in studios in Los Angeles and Paris.—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025 The trio decamped to Mulaney’s dressing room, which was a cozy jumble of books, shopping bags, and framed pictures of his two young children.—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 Thousands of Russian professionals have since decamped in Armenia to both avoid the military draft as well as onerous Western sanctions, boosting a local economy that grew 8.7% last year.—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024 Key Background Trump decamped to Mar-a-Lago after his win, holding meetings with his inner circle, administration hopefuls and transition team to craft his second term agenda and build out his staff.—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for decamp
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Etymology
French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp
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