Sentence examples for fled as from inspiring English sources

I fled — as fast as my decrepitude would allow.

I said a few rote phrases and fled as soon as I could.

They fled as soon as they were released, fearing further reprisals.

Many fled as soon as they could, leaving their possessions behind.

"My ears were burning with shame, and we fled as soon as we could," he said.

Mr. Abbas, the farmer, who had never been more than five miles from the farms he tended, fled as well.

In 1688, France helpfully declared Protestantism illegal, driving out the Huguenots, some of whom fled as far as the Cape.

But as shells and rockets began raining down on them they fled as quickly as they had come.

Millions fled — as much as a quarter of Zimbabwe's population — as the food supply dwindled and inflation evaporated people's savings.

On the contrary, he had fled as fast as his legs could carry him.

Like a vole, or a shy toddler, the transvestite fled as soon as he realised he'd been spotted.