fled

American  

[fled] / flɛd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of flee.

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fled British  

/ flɛd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of flee 1

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Example Sentences

I spoke with a mother and son who fled Poland; they came to the rally because they don’t want to watch their new home drift toward the system they escaped.

From The Wall Street Journal

She flung it back into the pond as the other serpents fled back toward the deep.

From Literature

The actor, 46, took to Instagram to announce that he and his family had fled O’ahu’s North Shore after they lost power at their property.

From MarketWatch

The suspect was accompanied by a second person, who appeared to be taking photos and videos with a mobile phone but who fled when police arrived.

From Barron's

She said there had been no warning ahead of the strike, and that the family would have fled had they been alerted.

From BBC