on the lam
idiom
US, informal
: trying to avoid being caught by the police
two escaped convicts on the lam
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Despite being on the lam for months during which he's run up to 13 miles in a single day and even leapt around active train tracks, Scrim is in perfect health, the paper reported.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The final monkeys on the lam would evade capture for over two months.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Dominic Weaver, a Kentucky resident, had been on the lam for more than 10 years when his holiday vacation ended after being taken into custody and brought back to Louisville, WDRB-TV reported.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The burglar is still on the lam and its bounty never found.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
The final monkeys on the lam would evade capture for over two months.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Dominic Weaver, a Kentucky resident, had been on the lam for more than 10 years when his holiday vacation ended after being taken into custody and brought back to Louisville, WDRB-TV reported.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
The burglar is still on the lam and its bounty never found.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for on the lam
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“On the lam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lam. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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