Wondering how to use Flee in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as escape.

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Flee in a sentence

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Flee meaning

  1. To run away; to escape.
  2. To escape from.
  3. To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet.

Synonyms of Flee

fly fly the coop escape bunk hightail it run away lam turn tail scarper run scat take flight break away

Example sentences (20)

Drone footage of the scene taken after the attack showed chaotic lines of cars where drivers had attempted to flee.

Geten has average intelligence, and if he can't win a fight with his ice, there's not much else he can do except flee.

It's the second time in less than a year Wenthold has been arrested after attempting to flee police on a motor scooter.

One of the workers who survived the fire said they heard a sudden blast in the area, prompting them to flee.

Action will be taken against them too (aggrieved) if they create a ruckus causing the doctors to flee," DSP Chaudhary said.

As a former refugee from what is now South Sudan, Alek knows what it is like to be forced to flee her home.

In some cases, members of the same ethnic group became divided based on whether they chose to stay or flee.

Israel has agreed only to daily windows during which civilians can flee northern Gaza along two main roads.

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Police say the tenants, a 27-year-old female and 28-year-old male were gunned down as they attempted to flee the residence.

Earlier this week, it was reported that floods had led to deaths and forced thousands to flee their homes.

Five men jumped out of the car and ran across the opposite carriageway, narrowly dodging traffic, with two managing to flee.

However, Crisafulli isn’t certain that the fishes killed by the El Hierro eruption actively tried to flee.

Emergency officials have warned there is a possible threat to lives and homes in the area and have advised residents to flee.

As Motum’s phone rang, she took the opportunity to flee, hiding behind garages while texting her father.

Investigators say they tried to pull over the driver of the Charger Friday, but the suspect began to flee and a pursuit began.

After months waiting for help and living in hiding, he made the decision to flee to Iran with his wife.

Leaving the city has been difficult, he said, because people are crowding in the airport and transit hubs in an effort to flee.

Protagonist David Drayton and his group flee Carmody's religious fanatics and head out into the mist.

One drunk fella could step on them by mistake let alone a criminal attempting to flee from a crime.

My mom was a great-granddaughter of Jewish immigrants who had come to New York to flee the pogroms of late-1800s Russia and Ukraine.

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Common combinations with flee

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to flee 164×
  • flee the 31×
  • flee their 21×
  • flee to 17×
  • flee from 15×
  • flee and
  • flee on
  • they flee
  • and flee
  • flee with

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flee" in a sentence?
An example: "Drone footage of the scene taken after the attack showed chaotic lines of cars where drivers had attempted to flee." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "flee" from real English texts.
What does "flee" mean?
Flee means: To run away; to escape.
What are synonyms of "flee"?
Common synonyms of "flee" include: fly, fly the coop, escape, bunk, hightail it, run away, lam, turn tail. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "flee" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "flee", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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