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

The roads on either side of a bridge that serves as the sole artery allowing entrance and egress to the neighborhood were washed out, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

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

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

There was nowhere to move the car, however, as the only route of egress was now a foaming, full-blown river.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer