Examples of evacuee in a Sentence
One hundred evacuees spent the night at a school during the storm.
the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters
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According to the township, evacuees should head to the shelter or other areas outside of the 1-mile radius surrounding SPS Technologies.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Wartime help in Ukraine U.S. funding amid Russia’s war on Ukraine has helped to pay for fuel for evacuation vehicles, salaries for aid workers, legal and psychological support, and tickets to help evacuees reach safer locations.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
These dispatches from celebrity evacuees have broadcast the scale and intractability of the damage, underscoring something most Southern Californians already know to be true: No one, not even the rich and famous, is safe from the danger of wildfires.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
By Wednesday evening, some Castaic evacuees were gathered at the Ralph’s shopping center.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Wartime help in Ukraine U.S. funding amid Russia’s war on Ukraine has helped to pay for fuel for evacuation vehicles, salaries for aid workers, legal and psychological support, and tickets to help evacuees reach safer locations.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
These dispatches from celebrity evacuees have broadcast the scale and intractability of the damage, underscoring something most Southern Californians already know to be true: No one, not even the rich and famous, is safe from the danger of wildfires.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
By Wednesday evening, some Castaic evacuees were gathered at the Ralph’s shopping center.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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