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/fled/Meaning of fled in English
(Definition of fled from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
fled | American Dictionary
fled
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/fled/past simple and past participle of flee
Examples of fled
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The others who fled did so either before their arrest, or after their indictment but before being called for trial.
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At this juncture everybody fled, looking for refuge in the towns.
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Many sons of the professional upper middle class fled the feminizing conventions of domesticity to seek adventure in the empire.
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Rumors abounded : black teachers had fled ; black schools were closed ; black maids had quit the homes of white people.
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Shut out and denied, this violence fled in two directions: into the future, and into the landscape.
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Moreover, individual workers, despite their debts and contractual obligations, often fled the plantation districts.
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They expected that those who fled would be unemployed and dependent on soup kitchens.
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He abandoned everyone else to their fate and fled to safety.
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As the occupants of the chateaux fled eastwards, it was immobile occupants of the cottages who bore the brunt.
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After a few tense moments the elephant turned and fled.
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One million soldiers and half a million civilians fled.
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In most cases, the leaders abided by these restrictions rather than face years of imprisonment ; most of those who did not fled into exile.
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He was surprised that the population had fled.
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Skilled workers fled the arsenals to preserve craft autonomy while laborers left to assert some say over their lives.
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Where once there were thriving towns, for example, people had died or had fled, leaving trails of desolation.
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