She took the papers and decamped.
He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
Recent Examples on the WebNow and its predecessor, June’s Never Better, were recorded during the same sessions late last year, when the band decamped to a secluded ranch in California.—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024 For generations, Mexican immigrants have landed in this area before decamping to Los Angeles.—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Then, when the pandemic hit, the couple and their three school-age children, as well as Offit’s mother and brother, chose to decamp to the leafy idyll full-time.—Sarah Lyon, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2024 The next year, James decamped to L.A., and Kyrie Irving returned to the Celtics from a knee injury.—Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for decamp
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Word History
Etymology
French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp
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