How to Use flee in a Sentence

flee

verb
  • He was forced to flee the country.
  • Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.
  • He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.
  • The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.
  • Whether the team stayed or fled.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • The killer fled the scene and has not been caught.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The suspects fled the scene on foot.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Gaff fled and the girls survived.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The stabber fled the train on foot.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • There’s this real sort of rush to flee.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The driver fled west from the scene.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The robber then fled on foot each time.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • Then a crowd of people fled all at once.
    — Ryan Oehrli march 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The shooter had fled the scene.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • The driver then fled the scene.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Both suspects then fled the scene.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The woman with the spray then fled the pool.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Being ready to flee or fight shows up in many ways.
    — Dr. Andrew Garner, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Two men wearing ski masks fled the scene on a moped.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
  • The thieves fled on scooters and have yet to be caught.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The woman was able to break free and flee the area on foot.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • The report says Ross fled the scene.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Hence, bright lights and sprays of water will make skunks want to flee your yard.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
  • The woman managed to break away from him and fled.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • The woman managed to break away from him and fled.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • The men fled in a white sedan and a police chase ensued.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The dog fled the home after the attack.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • Some were shot from behind while trying to flee.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The attacker fled the scene on foot.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Their country was being bombed, and so many of them fled west.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023

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