How to Use decamp in a Sentence

decamp

verb
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  • He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
  • But many businesses and high earners responded by decamping for sunnier tax climes.
    — Allysia Finley, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2018
  • Revenue growth for the government has been sluggish as businesses and high-earners have decamped to lower-tax states.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2018
  • The session is nearly over and tired lawmakers are increasingly eager to decamp for their home districts.
    — oregonlive.com, 5 June 2019
  • Most of those were lower-income residents who decamped for places like Arizona and Florida.
    — Kevin Erdmann, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2019
  • Filinta worked in finance before decamping to New York to pursue fashion.
    — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2019
  • The 49ers will decamp to the desert for much of December.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Others decamped to the 'burbs, or went abroad for work.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 18 July 2019
  • Fast forward a year or so, and the two were ready to decamp East L.A. for Malibu.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The couple paid it for one year and then decamped for Europe.
    — Kim Phillips-Fein, The New York Review of Books, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Salvini has styled himself as a man-of-the-people who for most of the summer has decamped to the beach.
    — NBC News, 11 Aug. 2019
  • In the nineties, many of Xi’s peers decamped to Hong Kong and elsewhere to make their fortunes, but Xi didn’t join them.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Rumors suggest the world No. 2 will soon decamp to LIV.
    — Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Author David Sedaris decamped to Japan for three months to quit smoking.
    — refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2020
  • The family plan to decamp to a cottage in the grounds or their London apartment and give their paying guests the run of the place.
    — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2021
  • He was not believed to be in the complex when it was hit, having decamped to the south when the Israeli campaign began.
    — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • In 2020, Swisher decamped for Washington, D.C., for a change of scenery.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The band decamped to Guilford, Vermont to record the project, and gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album in a new short documentary.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
  • That might be one reason why Gunn has since decamped from Marvel to help run the rival DC universe.
    — Vulture, 4 May 2023
  • First the covid-19 pandemic prompted many from the Bay Area to decamp for their houses here, bringing the virus along with them in some cases.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The film centers around a group of rich 20-somethings who decamp to a regal estate to wait out a hurricane.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Perfect for families, a group of friends, or those looking to decamp to the mountain region for a longer stay.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 May 2022
  • The threat of another arrest — and possible jail time — forced her to decamp from the park, Thornton said.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Many decamped in search of a brighter future elsewhere, leaving their homes empty for decades.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Throughout the eight-episode season, a dozen contestants decamp to Nashville to work with the coaches.
    — Matthew Leimkuehler, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Living in a big city can be great, but, these days, many are opting to decamp to a less crowded, more picturesque locale.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Cost-conscious folks could decamp to cheaper but still cool inland cities.
    — Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 23 July 2021
  • And just last week, as the Queen decamped to Windsor Castle amid the coronavirus pandemic, .
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Motown had long since decamped to California, and the city hadn’t produced a credible star in more than a decade.
    — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
  • One of the guys that decamped after the 2019 debacle was Irving, who brought his emotional baggage with him to the Brooklyn Nets.
    — Rich Thompson, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024

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