- present participle of escape.
escaping
Example Sentences
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"I suffered from body dysmorphia for years because of that, believing that no matter how strong, thin or young I was, there was no escaping the dreaded cottage cheese thighs."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
County that aid people escaping domestic violence and provide other homelessness services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
For the student escaping his work, the assignment should wait for him; acting out no longer gets him out of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Thousands of people, many of them elderly, were escaping the heat in evacuation shelters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Dad rubs my back with one hand while I wipe away the single tear escaping down my cheek.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
