as in exit
a place or means of going out
the only egress from the nightclub was a dark, narrow stairway to the street below
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Recent Examples of egress
Nebraska is expressly guaranteed the right to use eminent domain — the government’s power to take land against the owner’s will — to purchase land or egress for the canal.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
This created ingress and egress challenges for patrons with limited mobility, especially wheelchair users.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The building where the cars are stored is not a parking garage with easy access and egress.
—Nina Metz, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Flush-fit door handles fail far more often during side impacts than regular handles, delaying egress or rescue time after a crash.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
This created ingress and egress challenges for patrons with limited mobility, especially wheelchair users.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The building where the cars are stored is not a parking garage with easy access and egress.
—Nina Metz, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Flush-fit door handles fail far more often during side impacts than regular handles, delaying egress or rescue time after a crash.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for egress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egress
exit
Noun
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Their last wild-card exit came in 2001 at Green Bay.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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But in the whirlwind world of the NFL, anything is possible, especially after an early exit from an otherwise uplifting campaign.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Egress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egress. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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