escape hatch
noun
1
: a hatch providing an emergency exit from an enclosed space
2
: a means of evading a difficulty, dilemma, or responsibility
Examples of escape hatch in a Sentence
the escape hatch of a submarine
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The contract had escape hatches everywhere.
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Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
But the sack totals declined as quarterbacks found escape hatches against a secondary that had to live in more predictable zone looks due to the personnel.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The deadly incident led to widespread reform and congressional action to regulate the small passenger-boat industry, with new requirements for escape hatches, smoke detectors and other safety measures.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.
—Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
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Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026
But the sack totals declined as quarterbacks found escape hatches against a secondary that had to live in more predictable zone looks due to the personnel.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The deadly incident led to widespread reform and congressional action to regulate the small passenger-boat industry, with new requirements for escape hatches, smoke detectors and other safety measures.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.
—Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for escape hatch
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20hatch. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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