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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The cruel politics of South Carolina lawmakers are harming families and destroying a health care system as more and more providers flee the state.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Three Yale professors who study fascism are fleeing the U.S.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
As the Nazis encroached on Czechoslovakia in 1938, the Löw-Beers fled.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
In the past, a similar violation might have led to a fine.
Petrova, a top-tier researcher, fled Russia after protesting Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine and had been working in a Harvard Medical School lab for two years.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Three Yale professors who study fascism are fleeing the U.S.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 14 May 2025
As the Nazis encroached on Czechoslovakia in 1938, the Löw-Beers fled.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
In the past, a similar violation might have led to a fine.
Petrova, a top-tier researcher, fled Russia after protesting Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine and had been working in a Harvard Medical School lab for two years.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 May 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 29 May. 2025.
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