Examples of escape death in a Sentence
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Holocaust survivor Erna Gorman endured a harrowing and horrifying journey to escape death at the hands of the Nazis.
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Edie Kasten, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Such is the premise of The Running Man, a hit TV show in which contestants must escape death to win a top prize — but at what cost?
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Alcala is confirmed to have killed at least seven women and girls across three states, but at least two girls were able to escape death at his hand.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 July 2025
Edgar Allen Poe’s gothic tale is about how the rich can’t escape death, an always timely theme.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The girl must use her brother’s identity to escape death, avoid her fate and rise to power.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The setup entails a group of people who escape death after one of them has a premonition that a tragic catastrophe is about to occur.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Plus, horrors await in Final Destination Bloodlines, the latest attempt to escape death in the long-running franchise.
—EW.com, 12 May 2025
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Edie Kasten, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Such is the premise of The Running Man, a hit TV show in which contestants must escape death to win a top prize — but at what cost?
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Alcala is confirmed to have killed at least seven women and girls across three states, but at least two girls were able to escape death at his hand.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 July 2025
Edgar Allen Poe’s gothic tale is about how the rich can’t escape death, an always timely theme.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The girl must use her brother’s identity to escape death, avoid her fate and rise to power.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The setup entails a group of people who escape death after one of them has a premonition that a tragic catastrophe is about to occur.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Plus, horrors await in Final Destination Bloodlines, the latest attempt to escape death in the long-running franchise.
—EW.com, 12 May 2025
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“Escape death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20death. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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