escape
Example Sentences
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To escape the broader crisis hitting the film industry, she is retraining as an outdoor instructor in Dorset, southwest England, earning minimum wage.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
They were so scared – but somehow they managed to escape.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
She ran and then, unable to see, crawled on all fours to escape.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Even in semiseclusion, the narrator can’t escape his past—nor the present.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
And then all at once I have my chance to escape: From the front of the records room, the gate rattles.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing escape
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"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 2
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