flee

• The reformer refused to flee, affirming that he had come to the city for the very purpose of confirming, if need be, by the sacrifice of his life, the doctrines he had taught. —  The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics
• We guessed that it would be in the direction of these elevations that the inhabitants would flee, and those who had timely warning might thus be able to escape in case the flood did not--as it seemed possible it might in its first mad rush--overtop the highest elevations on Mars As day broke and the sun slowly rose upon the dreadful scene beneath us, we began to catch sight of some of the fleeing inhabitants. —  Edison's Conquest of Mars
• I cried excitedly Yes; they were defeated; they fled My countenance fell, and there must have been a look of despair in my eyes, which he read, for he said more quietly Captain Brace is a brave man, and he did everything he could; but he had to flee--and you were left in my hands a prisoner," he added, with a smile He had to flee," I said to myself; and that means that he had escaped uninjured from a desperate encounter. —  Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East
• 6. The poore occupiers are driven to flee, their wives are left alone, their children are hopelesse, and driven to beg their bread, through the unmercifull dealing of the covetous usurer 175. —  On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature
• [12 I'd gladly flee--yet whither? —  A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections

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