- evacuate
- 01. Police had to [evacuate] the building because of a bomb scare.02. The office tower was well-organized for emergencies, so [evacuation] of the entire building only took about 5 minutes.03. The embassy is working to [evacuate] its staff from the country before the conflict gets any worse.04. The school was [evacuated] after a fire broke out in the chemistry lab.05. As flood waters rose, officials ordered residents to [evacuate] the area.06. The [evacuation] of the city during the crisis was carried out with the aid of the military.07. Police had very little time to [evacuate] the airport after a bomb threat was received.08. Many buildings were damaged during the earthquake, so city officials ordered an immediate [evacuation] of the area hardest hit.09. The workers had to be [evacuated] to a safe spot after the factory caught fire.10. The school was [evacuated] after a student phoned in a bomb threat.11. Many firemen and policemen were killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center when the towers collapsed while they were trying to [evacuate] them.12. There was a fire, and we had to [evacuate] the building.13. If you live near a volcano, you need to be ready to [evacuate] at a moment's notice.14. On April 17, 1946, the French [evacuated] their troops from Syria, and the country became a fully self-governing republic.15. In 1974, 8,000 people had to be [evacuated] from their homes as floodwaters flowed through the main streets of Brisbane, Australia.16. More than 250,000 people have been [evacuated] from areas around a rain-swollen lake in central China.17. In 1957, nuclear wastes stored by the Soviet Union in a remote mountain region of the Urals exploded. Radioactive contamination affected thousands of square miles, and several villages had to be permanently [evacuated].18. Our troops in Iraq should be [evacuated] to a safe zone.19. We must [evacuate] if we hear the alarm.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.