She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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After picking up 10 pizzas, Holtzman decamped in its cafeteria to speak with people about the prospect of a fashion show.—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 July 2025 Black Sabbath decamped to Los Angeles to record 1972’s Vol. 4 and nursed fierce cocaine addictions while there.—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025 Bolsonaro even decamped to Florida after his supporters stormed Brazilian government buildings in an attempt to restore him to power.—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 10 July 2025 The show that began in a studio in Secaucus, New Jersey, soon decamped for New York.—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for decamp
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Etymology
French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp
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