A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment.
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Examples for "exodus "
Examples for "exodus "
1 Among the exodus were soldiers, police officers and other public security workers.
2 There was truth in Durven's words; the exodus was about to begin.
3 The château was in a state of upheaval; the exodus was beginning.
4 But so far there has been no mass exodus of investment staff.
5 An acute crisis could lead to riots, a mass exodus or worse.
1 In preaching a hejira to the country, I do not forget the interests of the children.
2 Jelal-ud-deen Mahalli was a commentator of the ninth century of the Hejira .
3 Hejira is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1976.
4 Hejira dismissed worries among business people that Morocco's real estate sector could slump into crisis.
5 Despite the government's efforts, a third of the 15 million Moroccans living in cities lack decent housing, Hejira said.
1 All over the State a hegira commenced which ended in final defeat.
2 Soon followed a hegira which made, for the first time, a community.
3 Tomorrow he would join in the general hegira from the Hall.
4 The hegira was led by Amasa M. Lyman and Chas.
5 Public rumor announces the great hegira of gold seekers.
6 We have made a very pleasant party for our hegira this evening-among others the Morleys.
7 What is the year, counting from the hegira ?
8 When this annual hegira took place in large numbers, some permanent losses were sure to ensue.
9 D'Esquerre's arrival in the early winter was the signal for a feminine hegira toward New York.
10 Where is there a parallel to this hegira ?
11 The annual hegira pleasureward was beginning.
12 Argensola surveyed this hegira with serenity.
13 This took place in the year of the hegira 264, or of Christ 877.
14 There began a vast hegira of evicted settlers in tattered wagons; going nowhere, cursing injustice, stunned, purposeless, homeless, hopeless.
15 Johnny was packing up his specimens and his postage-stamps, preparatory to the family hegira , though neither of us knew.
16 It was the modern hegira !
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