escapee

Example Sentences

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At too much risk and outside of the licensed area, the escapee was carefully recaptured and returned to Little Sea.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"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

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

“We are grateful that this last escapee has been captured,” Davis said in an emailed statement.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

The other escapee is Kim Hye Sook, who also fled Camp 18.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden