escape
verb (used without object)
to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.
escaped
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past participleof escape.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof escape.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
escapeverb (used without object)to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.
Example Sentences
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The winking pup had escaped from his new home in San Francisco days after undergoing surgery — being neutered and having his right eye removed — and his adoption from an East Bay organization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
“Black Zombie” opens with a truth that has long escaped those fascinated by the shambling undead.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Decentralized platforms like Aave eventually shut down loans to those suspicious accounts, but the hackers ultimately escaped with some $2.4 billion in un-freezable crypto assets, according to TRM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Some oxygen could have escaped while the molten samples were cooling, meaning the original melts may have contained still greater amounts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Others were sold, including a young man named Robin who had escaped from Monticello.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
