How to Use escape valve in a Sentence

escape valve

noun

• Bitcoin, with its hard cap of 21 million coins, becomes the escape valve.
  — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
• That’s largely because Nix often pulls the escape valve to avoid sacks, and often throws balls away while on the move.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
• The combination of the Houthis’ tightening grip over shipping in the Red Sea and Friday’s pipeline closure have ignited fears that the main escape valves for the region’s oil are slamming shut.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
• This construction, paired with an automatic helium escape valve integrated into the crown, allows the watch to endure prolonged saturation diving without damaging its seals or movement.
  — Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
• The Houthis’ tightening grip over shipping in the Red Sea has fueled fears that the main escape valves for the region’s oil are slamming shut, as Iran and the US continue battling for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
  — Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026