- present participle of escape.
escaping
Example Sentences
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County that aid people escaping domestic violence and provide other homelessness services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A child escaping a math worksheet doesn’t care whether he leaves on a suspension slip or in a restorative circle; either way, the worksheet is gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
That distance was too great for the instrument to detect gamma rays coming from the planet, but scientists believed it might still register neutrons escaping from the Martian surface and atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
People in towns and villages around Madrid have been relaying their experiences of escaping the fires, some with just the clothes they were wearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
My favorite time of day was always dinner, when each of us was around the wooden table in the dining room, with warm aromas escaping from the hot dishes in the center.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
