Examples of “evacuate” in a Sentence

verb To leave a dangerous place, or move people out of one, for their safety.

• Residents were told to evacuate before the hurricane made landfall.
• Firefighters evacuated the building within minutes of the alarm.
• Passengers had to evacuate the train when smoke started filling the carriage.

verb To empty something out completely, including creating a vacuum.

• Engineers evacuated the chamber before running the test.
• The technician evacuated the air from the jar using a small pump.
• Before sealing the container, they evacuated it so that no air remained inside.