Example sentences for: evacuated

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

  • An American doctor was evacuated last week from an Antarctic research station after treating herself for breast cancer for five months.

  • A few hundred heroic troops under Leonidas of Sparta delayed the enormous Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae long enough for the Athenians to be evacuated to the island of Salamis.

  • Several small groups of people who were physically unable to descend the stairs were evacuated from the roof of the South Tower by New York Police Department (NYPD) helicopters.

  • The U.S. embassy there was closed yesterday, and the last American diplomats were evacuated as the teetering Congoese government prepares to counter advances from Rwanda-backed rebels.

  • The terminal was evacuated, and police found miscellaneous gun parts, pistol ammunition, and military paraphernalia in the man's checked bags.


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