escape
verb (used without object)
to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.
are escaping
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present progressiveof escape.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Measurements show that substantial amounts of carbon dioxide are escaping from both lakes into the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026
Immigration agents have also seized people who are seeking asylum because they are escaping religious persecution.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2025
Most of the migrants are from Cuba and Haiti and are escaping economic turmoil, food shortages and soaring inflation.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
"These houses are not being built for young people, they're being built for old people who are escaping London."
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2022
Potato insects are escaping chemical control in many sections of the United States.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
