Sentence examples for fled because of a from inspiring English sources

People had fled because of a long holiday weekend and the headaches of having the world's leaders descend on the town, leaving behind a strange quiet.

But population loss does matter, Adler said, if it means lower-skilled workers have fled because of a lack of opportunity.

The 1951 Refugee Convention applies only to people who are fleeing because of a well-founded fear of persecution.

The husband's message tells of how he was forced to flee because of a feud but now has wealth and power in a new land and longs for his wife.

A lackluster reputation often keeps potential newcomers away, while young adults born there tend to flee because of a lack of a diverse range of opportunities.

The Hofmeyers' two buildings had a waiting list until earlier this year, when some tenants fled because of inconveniences from the construction of a new football stadium for the Cincinnati Bengals about three blocks south.

In fact, she was having Christmas dinner with Margaret and her mother when she had to flee because of an asthma attack; flu compounded her miseries, leaving her bed-bound.

Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said that "every second, a person is forced to flee because of an extreme weather event".

In 25 years of watching Burbank's mayors, I don't recall one incident wherein residents were abandoned, an employer closed, or a thriving business fled because of the mayor.

Mr. Steuerman, a bagel shop owner, said he had fled because of mounting personal problems.

Mr. King said he had changed his mind about summoning as a witness Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born feminist critic of Islam who became a member of Parliament in the Netherlands and then fled because of threats on her life.