Decamped
[dɪ'kæmpt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Decamp
Checker: Sophia
Examples
- As soon as they saw us they decamped as fast as their horses could carry them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- That night Hood blew up his military works, such as he thought would be valuable in our hands, and decamped. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But as that wouldn't do in Westminster Hall, and as it wouldn't look quite professional if they were seen by a client, they decamped. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She decamped last night, Ma'am, cried Mrs. Bute. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Stephen Blackpool had decamped in that same hour; and no soul knew more of him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Having said which she decamped: not solely because she was offended, but because there was nothing else to look at. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Checker: Sophia