escape
verb (used without object)
to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.
escaping
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present participleof escape.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Epic Love Photography founder Rob Dight, who has spent more than a decade photographing couples escaping the pressures of traditional weddings, said the day was unlike anything he had encountered before.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
It’s a place most dream of escaping; instead L.A.-born novelist Alexander Maksik takes readers inside the airport to witness both the unease and shared humanity of people passing through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But by joining the Rays—and escaping the Mets—Peralta was entering an organization with a superpower unlike any other in baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
As a result, the light escaping from a white dwarf can take on colors that would not normally be expected based on temperature alone.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
A paper trail to a Chickasaw great-grandfather none of them had ever known was a path into a past she’d spent her whole life escaping.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
