decamped; decamping; decamps
Examples of decamp in a Sentence
She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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Brazil’s team, meanwhile, decamped to Orlando, Florida, where Laitano affixed players with sweat-collection patches and analyzed their fluid and electrolyte loss during workouts to concoct a hydration regimen for each person.
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Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2026
When the Spanish settlers decamped for Cuba in 1763 after ceding Florida to the English, the few surviving Tequesta, their numbers decimated by 200 years of captivity and slavery, conflict and ill treatment, are believed to have departed with them.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Back at his building, Sillie says, the Venezuelan rescue contingent soon decamped.
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Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
After Scotland’s beer-guzzling fans charmed locals in Boston, the Tartan Army’s party has decamped to the heat of Miami for a clash with five-time champion Brazil.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
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Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2026
When the Spanish settlers decamped for Cuba in 1763 after ceding Florida to the English, the few surviving Tequesta, their numbers decimated by 200 years of captivity and slavery, conflict and ill treatment, are believed to have departed with them.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Back at his building, Sillie says, the Venezuelan rescue contingent soon decamped.
—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
After Scotland’s beer-guzzling fans charmed locals in Boston, the Tartan Army’s party has decamped to the heat of Miami for a clash with five-time champion Brazil.
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decamp. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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