Examples of escape death in a Sentence
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The girl must use her brother’s identity to escape death, avoid her fate and rise to power.
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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
Then there’s the treasure-hunting drama where the Pogues explore ancient caves and narrowly escape death at every turn.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon co-star as two struggling musicians who, after witnessing the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, disguise themselves as women and join an all-girl band to escape death at the hands of the mob.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Filipino and Thai workers in Israel narrowly escape death
Philippine nationals, many of whom work as caregivers in Israel, also have been caught up by the conflict.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
More on the Israel-Hamas war: Residents in Gaza say there is no way to escape death .
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
Survivors described frantic efforts to escape death in a town that had been cut off from telecommunications and electricity.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
Many background characters die, are injured or narrowly escape death.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
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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
Then there’s the treasure-hunting drama where the Pogues explore ancient caves and narrowly escape death at every turn.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon co-star as two struggling musicians who, after witnessing the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, disguise themselves as women and join an all-girl band to escape death at the hands of the mob.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Filipino and Thai workers in Israel narrowly escape death
Philippine nationals, many of whom work as caregivers in Israel, also have been caught up by the conflict.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
More on the Israel-Hamas war: Residents in Gaza say there is no way to escape death .
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
Survivors described frantic efforts to escape death in a town that had been cut off from telecommunications and electricity.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
Many background characters die, are injured or narrowly escape death.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Escape death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20death. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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