How to Use escape in a Sentence

escape

1 of 2 verb
  • She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death.
  • She barely escaped death when her car slid off the road.
  • They managed to escape from the burning building.
  • He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life.
  • He succeeded in escaping punishment for many years.
  • A few passengers somehow escaped injury.
  • Several passengers escaped without injury.
  • This way, if a burn escapes, it can be dealt with right away.
    Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • What is the Rafah Crossing, Gazans' last hope to escape the war?
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Two floors above them, at 2:44 p.m., the first rioter reached the door Pence used to escape from the Senate.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But be sure to cut a few slits in the pastry to allow steam to escape while baking.
    Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Daedelus created wings for him and his son to use to escape.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Yet no one apart from Netflix—the first to market—has been able to escape the rivers of red ink.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The Rangers got a couple of singles in the bottom of the ninth, but Pressly escaped trouble.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The girl escaped, then ran inside and told her mother's spouse.
    Joe Gorchow, CBS News, 12 July 2023
  • According to the data, by far the best way to escape poverty is through work.
    Josh Bandoch, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
  • By the end of the fourth, she’s escaped from Jamaica to London to Edinburgh and back to London.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The region, which is west of the Dnipro River, had largely escaped unscathed up to now.
    Anushka Patil, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The Sportage never quite escaped that cost-cutter feel, though.
    Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • And for those who want to escape to the warmth of Tahiti, flights start at just $499 round-trip from San Francisco.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
  • But College Park simply wouldn’t go away as the Cougars had to make plays down the stretch to escape with a victory.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In an apparent attempt to escape, Stine drove across the yard and garden of a home and got stuck against a row of trees, Bivens said.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 June 2023
  • Read full article School is out for the summer, but the gaffe did not escape notice for long.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • Nineteen years old, who managed to escape to the Maryland Club.
    Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Palestinians in Gaza have no shelters for refuge and nowhere to escape.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The steam vents allow some moisture to escape to give a fluffier batch of popcorn.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Live-streamed footage from the wedding hall showed fiery debris falling from above as guests ran to escape.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Many victims ran into the ocean to escape the flames, and some weren't rescued until the morning.
    CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Local journalist Leonard Coatsworth was the last person on the bridge, the AP noted, escaping by climbing out of an open window in his car and crawling 1,500 feet on his hands and knees.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The rest of the people in the group escaped, called police and have been interviewed by investigators, Johansson said.
    Christina Maxouris, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
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escape

2 of 2 noun
  • The door was locked; there was no escape.
  • She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident.
  • She managed to avoid serious injury, but it was a narrow escape.
  • Gardening offered an escape from her busy life.
  • He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation.
  • The prisoners attempted a daring escape.
  • The guard who was on duty at the time of his escape was fired.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • My escape from all the crazies in the world is a good sci-fi book.
    Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Hand warmers, shoe spikes, and a car escape tool all made the list.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • First-degree escape was the lesser of the two counts Casey White faced.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 May 2023
  • The charges did not cover the animal deaths but rather the escape of the zebras.
    Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Wake up to a warm light and chirping birds – a sweet escape from that jarring phone alarm.
    Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
  • That set up the offensive heroics in the top of the ninth, and Salter’s narrow escape in the bottom of the inning.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 12 May 2023
  • Both offer an escape from daily life, as well as the hope of a big payoff.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The steer’s owner got a call about a Lester sighting — Lester was famous in the area after his first escape.
    Cathy Free, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
  • At the time of his escape, Haynes was last seen with handcuffs dangling from his wrists and wearing one red shoe.
    Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Trash heaps and wild parties: Blight invades a beloved L.A. escape.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • There can be no escape from war while Hamas remains in power.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Prep for, or finish shopping in the courtyard ahead, where trees and hedges offer a serene escape.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
  • But there was a problem: Though the escape had metal railings leading down to a sea of trash in the courtyard, the steps were missing.
    John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • These two moves keep the center from rising too much by letting steam escape.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That's his escape from the real world, his real life is in real estate, which is good for him.
    Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Thomas now faces a new charge of first-degree escape in Elmore County.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In May 1862, Smalls planned his daring escape from slavery.
    Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The Post visited 39 businesses and homes along the path the assailants took during their escape.
    Evan Hill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • But the young woman refuses this fate and endeavors to find an escape route.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
  • On Passover, families gather around the table to retell the story of the Jewish people's escape from Pharaoh's rule.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • It was revealed that his escape took place while the prisoner was outside in the exercise yard.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2023
  • For every tragic death, there is a universe with a narrow escape.
    Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • If a fire rekindles or escapes, the person who set it is liable for any damage caused, as well as for wildfire suppression costs.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024

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