escape hatch
Example Sentences
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Finding “cross functional synergies” was, I always thought, the refuge of the insecure, a linguistic escape hatch to avoid responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
While the mechanics may be complicated, the upshot for savers is clear—anyone worried about declining saving account rates now has an escape hatch.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
But it instead feels like an easy escape hatch when what “On Swift Horses” promised was a richer psychological landscape about what roils inside hearts accustomed to hiding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
The small catamaran, called the Serenity, began to fill with water after suffering a failure on the seal around its escape hatch, ABC News reported.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
I wanted to have already crawled through my escape hatch into whatever world lay beyond.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
