escape
Example Sentences
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For example, it can help crabs escape predators by making their direction harder to predict.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
The jury was told the woman managed to escape from Holder and leave the bedroom.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Yet, in the stretches of “Hokum” that play out like an escape room, the audience finds a strange sort of optimism in Ohm’s determination to survive.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
It should not escape notice that nobody penalized Taylor Swift or Lily Allen for publicizing their breakups.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 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
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 2
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