Example sentences for: evacuate

How can you use “evacuate” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • They struggled to regroup in the darkness and to evacuate both themselves and civilians they encountered.

  • Some civilians remained on affected floors, and at least one ascended from a lower point into the impact zone, to help evacuate colleagues or assist the injured.

  • In a few instances healthy civilians were found on floors, either because they still were collecting personal items or for no apparent reason; they were told to evacuate immediately.

  • Other firefighters continued to sit and rest on floors while other companies descended past them and reminded them that they were supposed to evacuate.

  • Contrary to a widely held misperception, no NYPD helicopter predicted the fall of either tower before the South Tower collapsed, and no NYPD personnel began to evacuate the WTC complex prior to that time.


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