Definition of Evacuate

to leave or withdraw from

Examples of Evacuate in a sentence

We decided to weather the hurricane at home and not evacuate as ordered.  🔊

It’s not a good idea to wait until the last minute to evacuate an area.  🔊

The school board will meet to put plans in place to evacuate local schools in case of emergency.  🔊

Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to evacuate the village completely before the rebels attacked, so casualties were high.  🔊

Residents in low-lying areas are strongly urged to evacuate the area before the outer bands of the hurricane make landfall.  🔊

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