'escape' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'escape' with 20 example sentences.

escape noun

: the act of escaping physically

: an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

: an avoidance of danger or difficulty

: a means or way of escaping

: a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

: the discharge of a fluid from some container

: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

escape verb

: run away from confinement

: fail to experience

: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

: remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

: issue or leak, as from a small opening

The parrot escaped from its cage.

We won't be able to escape.

A dangerous criminal has escaped from the insane asylum.

The thief escaped through the window.

His attempt to escape was successful.

A tiger has escaped from the zoo.

He narrowly escaped being killed.

I want to escape to a cottage and never return.

They won't let her escape.

How did you manage to escape?

They hid escaped black slaves in the attic.

Fortunately, they were able to escape.

I escaped the accident by the skin of my teeth.

No one was able to escape.

Make sure that the dog does not escape.

Nobody knows where he has escaped to.

You look like as if you just escaped from prison.

He will not escape punishment.

I didn't help him escape.

They went to Edinburgh to escape from the summer heat.

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