getaway

Example Sentences

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You speak to dozens of people – one saw the getaway car, another noticed the robber’s jacket.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The pair fled on foot, police said, and were apprehended by officers, while Rodriguez-Pulido was arrested nearby while driving a suspected getaway vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But the decline in numbers predates the recent conflict, which begs the question: why are foreign visitors, who've patronised the relaxed budget getaway since the hippie heyday of the 1960s and 1970s, now turning away?

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Kafka and Jesenská did finally meet for a getaway in 1920, but being together in person seems to have ruined the magic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I felt a fluttering excitement at the prospect of a getaway, of time alone with my husband.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama