Examples of egress in a Sentence
Noun
The system lets you lower the truck to ease ingress and egress, and raise it for added ground clearance.
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Scott Oldham, Popular Mechanics, August 1998
One comprehends how undisturbed he was, and how safe from any danger of interruption, when it is stated that he even carried off a unicorn's horn—a mere curiosity—which would not pass through the egress entire, but had to be sawn in two—a bit of work which cost him hours of tedious labor.
—Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, 1880
When she had laid the supper-cloth, the bridge was lowered to give her means of egress, and she withdrew for the night.
—Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861
The auditorium is designed to provide easy egress in an emergency.
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
Scott Oldham, Popular Mechanics, August 1998
One comprehends how undisturbed he was, and how safe from any danger of interruption, when it is stated that he even carried off a unicorn's horn—a mere curiosity—which would not pass through the egress entire, but had to be sawn in two—a bit of work which cost him hours of tedious labor.
—Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, 1880
When she had laid the supper-cloth, the bridge was lowered to give her means of egress, and she withdrew for the night.
—Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861
The auditorium is designed to provide easy egress in an emergency.
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
As with Irontown Modular's Sledhaus 200, there isn't an egress window in the example model shown.
—Adam Williams
april 08, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The tall proportions make ingress and egress an exercise in spatial awareness, while a flat windshield, square mirrors, and removable roof guarantee wind noise.
—New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Even the bathrooms are futuristically secure, guarded by sliding electronic doors that require ID cards for both entrance and, for some reason, egress.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
As with Irontown Modular's Sledhaus 200, there isn't an egress window in the example model shown.
—Adam Williams
april 08, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
The four crewmembers will egress the capsule shortly.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The tall proportions make ingress and egress an exercise in spatial awareness, while a flat windshield, square mirrors, and removable roof guarantee wind noise.
—New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egress. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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egress
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to go or come out
Etymology
Noun
Medieval Latin egressus, literally, act of going out, departure, from Latin, from egredi to go out, from e- out + gradi to make one's way
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