Example sentences for: evacuated

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

  • Madrid remained in Republican hands for most of the war, but the government was evacuated in the early stages of a nationalist siege that lasted until March 1939.

  • Despite the initial advice given over its public-address system, the South Tower was ordered to be evacuated by the FDNY and PAPD within 12 minutes of the North Tower's being hit.

  • After the employees had evacuated, they were told that they were participating in a test, that they were to assume that a bomb had actually destroyed their workplace, and to proceed with emergency recovery plans.

  • The National Press Building, which houses Al Hayat , was evacuated; the media responded with outrage at this heinous act against the media.

  • 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.


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