How to Use escape in a Sentence

escape

1 of 2 verb

• She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death.
• She barely escaped death when her car slid off the road.
• They managed to escape from the burning building.
• He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life.
• He succeeded in escaping punishment for many years.
• A few passengers somehow escaped injury.
• Several passengers escaped without injury.
• This way, if a burn escapes, it can be dealt with right away.
  — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
• What is the Rafah Crossing, Gazans' last hope to escape the war?
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
• Two floors above them, at 2:44 p.m., the first rioter reached the door Pence used to escape from the Senate.
  — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• But be sure to cut a few slits in the pastry to allow steam to escape while baking.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
• Daedelus created wings for him and his son to use to escape.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
• Yet no one apart from Netflix—the first to market—has been able to escape the rivers of red ink.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
• The Rangers got a couple of singles in the bottom of the ninth, but Pressly escaped trouble.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
• The girl escaped, then ran inside and told her mother's spouse.
  — Joe Gorchow, CBS News, 12 July 2023
• According to the data, by far the best way to escape poverty is through work.
  — Josh Bandoch, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
• By the end of the fourth, she’s escaped from Jamaica to London to Edinburgh and back to London.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2023
• The region, which is west of the Dnipro River, had largely escaped unscathed up to now.
  — Anushka Patil, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
• The Sportage never quite escaped that cost-cutter feel, though.
  — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
• And for those who want to escape to the warmth of Tahiti, flights start at just $499 round-trip from San Francisco.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
• But College Park simply wouldn’t go away as the Cougars had to make plays down the stretch to escape with a victory.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
• In an apparent attempt to escape, Stine drove across the yard and garden of a home and got stuck against a row of trees, Bivens said.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 19 June 2023
• Read full article School is out for the summer, but the gaffe did not escape notice for long.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• Nineteen years old, who managed to escape to the Maryland Club.
  — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
• Palestinians in Gaza have no shelters for refuge and nowhere to escape.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
• The steam vents allow some moisture to escape to give a fluffier batch of popcorn.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
• Cats may also climb due to boredom, excess energy, stress, or a need to escape from people or other pets.
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
• The counselor and two girls were dragged under the barge, but were able to escape.
  — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
• He was caught about a week later, but escaped again six months later by breaking through the ceiling of a jail.
  — Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
• April Fools’ Day is an event no one escapes.
  — Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026

escape

2 of 2 noun

• The door was locked; there was no escape.
• She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident.
• She managed to avoid serious injury, but it was a narrow escape.
• Gardening offered an escape from her busy life.
• He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation.
• The prisoners attempted a daring escape.
• The guard who was on duty at the time of his escape was fired.
  — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• My escape from all the crazies in the world is a good sci-fi book.
  — Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
• Hand warmers, shoe spikes, and a car escape tool all made the list.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
• First-degree escape was the lesser of the two counts Casey White faced.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 May 2023
• The charges did not cover the animal deaths but rather the escape of the zebras.
  — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
• Wake up to a warm light and chirping birds – a sweet escape from that jarring phone alarm.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
• That set up the offensive heroics in the top of the ninth, and Salter’s narrow escape in the bottom of the inning.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 12 May 2023
• Both offer an escape from daily life, as well as the hope of a big payoff.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
• The steer’s owner got a call about a Lester sighting — Lester was famous in the area after his first escape.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
• At the time of his escape, Haynes was last seen with handcuffs dangling from his wrists and wearing one red shoe.
  — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2023
• Trash heaps and wild parties: Blight invades a beloved L.A. escape.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• There can be no escape from war while Hamas remains in power.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• Prep for, or finish shopping in the courtyard ahead, where trees and hedges offer a serene escape.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
• But there was a problem: Though the escape had metal railings leading down to a sea of trash in the courtyard, the steps were missing.
  — John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
• These two moves keep the center from rising too much by letting steam escape.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 3 Aug. 2023
• That's his escape from the real world, his real life is in real estate, which is good for him.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
• Thomas now faces a new charge of first-degree escape in Elmore County.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 14 Aug. 2023
• In May 1862, Smalls planned his daring escape from slavery.
  — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
• The Post visited 39 businesses and homes along the path the assailants took during their escape.
  — Evan Hill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
• But the young woman refuses this fate and endeavors to find an escape route.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
• But overall, drugs have always been, to me, symbolic of some type of escape.
  — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
• That might be why this escape is just right for everyone, especially right now.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
• This was a narrow escape for some Ukrainian soldiers.
  — Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• April itself may feel too full for an extended escape, but don't overlook what's available close by.
  — Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026