escape
Example Sentences
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He recounts how he used his Arsenal fandom to find acceptance at school, to escape from his parents’ divorce and to numb the pain of breakups.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Bystanders helped some escape before emergency crews arrived.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Luckily for Germany, it will escape public rebuke because of a clause allowing for exemptions related to defence spending, which the country has ramped up in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Issues in the smaller category can escape the notice of the largest fund managers, giving the Intrepid team an advantage.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
When she had all the coconuts on the rocks, Nim loaded ten into each bag and tied knots across the top so they couldn’t escape.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing escape
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