escapes
Example Sentences
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Fleeing a botched con and the threat of wartime violence, 29-year-old Ulises Linares escapes 1943 Mexico City for the small town of Puerco Ahogado in Veracruz.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Courtney rips the IV from her arm and escapes, barefoot and in a hospital gown.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
The U.S. assessment attributed the escapes to mismanagement by Syria’s government and a lack of assiduous custody of the camp’s large security perimeter, the U.S. officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Cooling their heels in a Venetian jail in 1755, Giacomo Casanova and the prisoner in the cell above him contrived one of the more imaginative escapes in the annals of criminology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The neighborhood became darker, a labyrinth of clotheslines, rusty fire escapes, and brick walls.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
