egress

Example Sentences

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If investigators confirm the early reports of an apparent flashover, a lack of sprinklers and a difficult, single point of egress, Crans-Montana will join a grim list of fires that were foreseeable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Those specific locations would contribute to modulating the viral replication cycle, adaptability, and path of entry and egress.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

They also found plumbing work had been performed in the building without permits and the basement lacked safe egress and had no ventilation or natural light.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Those who egress from cults are often assisted by former fellow cult members.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

Rather, he would quietly appoint a committee to deliberate for eternity over exactly which door, and of what dimensions, would best facilitate the ingress and egress of all students.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson