The policeman caught fleeing thief by the arm.
Source: tatoeba (238141)
Fleeing
//ˈfliːɪŋ//
Synonyms for "fleeing" (21 found)
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The policeman caught the fleeing thief by the arm.
Source: tatoeba (238324)
As if fleeing, he left the vegetable aisle to go to the meat corner.
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The Berlin wall was built to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West.
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