Examples of evacuee in a Sentence
One hundred evacuees spent the night at a school during the storm.
the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters
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Curry interviews a remarkable number of relevant authorities: scientists, first responders, community organizers, journalists who rushed into the city to report as evacuees streamed out, government officials both local and national.
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
Footage from Surin province showed evacuees sheltering in a university, resting on mats on the floor and eating out of plastic containers.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
With many roads temporarily closed, many evacuees were staging at the former Gelson’s market site across from the Montage Resort.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
County officials sent out pre-evacuation notices to people living in a five-mile radius an hour later and opened the Chaffee County Public Safety Complex in Buena Vista to evacuees.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 July 2025
Footage from Surin province showed evacuees sheltering in a university, resting on mats on the floor and eating out of plastic containers.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
With many roads temporarily closed, many evacuees were staging at the former Gelson’s market site across from the Montage Resort.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 7 July 2025
County officials sent out pre-evacuation notices to people living in a five-mile radius an hour later and opened the Chaffee County Public Safety Complex in Buena Vista to evacuees.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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