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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While most evacuees were resettled across nearby districts in Kyiv region, in late 1986 Soviet authorities began building what would become the city to house workers from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and their families.
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ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
During the week of April 21st, the United States Air Force transport of evacuees out of Saigon’s airport, Tan Son Nhut, was in full swing.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
As buses loaded with evacuees pulled onto the road, members of the skeleton crew started gathering their belongings and hosing down buildings.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The evacuees skewed younger, particularly adults between 26 and 34, stripping the state’s future workforce and tax base.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
During the week of April 21st, the United States Air Force transport of evacuees out of Saigon’s airport, Tan Son Nhut, was in full swing.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
As buses loaded with evacuees pulled onto the road, members of the skeleton crew started gathering their belongings and hosing down buildings.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The evacuees skewed younger, particularly adults between 26 and 34, stripping the state’s future workforce and tax base.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for evacuee
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“Evacuee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evacuee. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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evacuee
noun
evac·u·ee
i-ˌvak-yə-ˈwē 
: an evacuated person
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