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
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 think the defense still has one largely overlooked escape hatch: the arcane legal instructions for deciding the felony charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
Their single fault, from where Yossarian sat as a bombardier, was the tight crawlway separating the bombardier’s compartment in the plexiglass nose from the nearest escape hatch.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
