escapee

Example Sentences

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"The fear I've lived with all my life - embedded in my DNA - has reawakened with renewed vigour," said one escapee living in Western Europe, who asked to hide her name and precise location.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

In July, another escapee, 24-year-old Laura Avtorkhanova, was found in a shelter in Georgia by a group of male relatives who reportedly tried to coerce her into returning to Russia.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Astronomers suspect an unusual near-Earth rocky object is not a typical escapee from the Solar System’s asteroid belt, but is instead a chunk of the Moon blasted into space eons ago by a spectacular impact.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2024

The escapee, a 5-foot-6 Black man who weighs 225 pounds, is said to have black hair and brown eyes.

From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2023

If you stood at the fence and put your fingers through like an escapee, you looked crazy.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon