escape
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
“We want it to be an escape, just like Disneyland.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nearly every choice 18-year-old Ariana Thomas made while growing up on Oahu was geared to escape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The sales pitch has become harder to escape precisely as it has become more intimate.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
They can provide a sense of safety in emergencies, such as an accident, when you may have to cut a seat belt or break a window to escape.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
He told them how Mutti had helped him to escape, told them the whole story.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
![]()
But in another alteration, Damon’s Odysseus fires an arrow into the already blinded Cyclops’ eye as he escapes, giving the monster’s father, Poseidon, a new reason to make his journey home miserable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"He has this happy place where he goes into... This is where he escapes to mentally in times of stress, pressure, anxiety or chaos," Swift told Apple Music's Zane Lowe.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Panama is preparing to announce changes to its prison system in July following inmate escapes, while Honduras plans to purchase drones from Ukraine for its anti-drug efforts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
While she never escapes the gravitational pull of her own gendered perspective, Ms. Saxbe nonetheless posits fresh approaches on how men parent and where they might improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Along a three-and-a-half-mile stretch of Fifth Avenue, the flag-bedecked buildings with flat roofs, balconies, and fire escapes were stuffed with sweating spectators.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
David Price is one of those whose home escaped the flames in Stourbridge and he is still trying to understand why it was spared.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Watch to learn how an AI agent escaped “sandboxed” environments and hacked a separate company—leading to calls for regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Marie Leese escaped the fire with just her dog and her phone, but her beloved garden on Maureen Avenue was destroyed, including a summer house built by her husband before he died.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Their grandmother, Rae, escaped from a Jewish ghetto in what was then the Polish city of Novogrudok by clawing her way through a tunnel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The same terrible sound escaped his throat like that day at the Arcanum Cardinal.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
![]()
Wars come and go, Napoleon rises and falls and these two men remain prisoners of a duty neither seems capable of escaping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some of the energy carried by that escaping light can still be used to perform useful work on another quantum system.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
"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
The memoir is an account of escaping religious extremism and redefining herself apart from the mountains that raised her and the elite society to which she fled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I’d stand there with my mouth closed tight, my lips zipped, glued, and stapled together to keep the angry words that were banging to get out and have a go at Mama from escaping.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing escape
Beowulf vocabulary
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 2
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!