fire escape

Example Sentences

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Bryant entered the building containing the recording studio and opened a locked fire escape exit door to allow others to slip in without being seen by Mizell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The staffers trapped on the roof would run down the fire escape, then scale a wall at the back.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

"I turned up to a nightclub in Bristol and the event was for me to throw burgers at the students off a fire escape," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

When one supportive community member played chants from a speaker in his apartment window, an officer scaled the building’s fire escape to tell him to stop, video of the incident shows.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

I didn’t mean to jump a fence, climb a fire escape, and watch you have a nervous breakdown.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson