Example Sentences

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Executives conceded that GenX had been escaping into the Cape Fear River since 1980, despite previous promises to the E.P.A. that the discharges wouldn’t happen.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Several months before he issued his formal proclamation in November 1775, blacks had been escaping to his lines, volunteering their service, and acting as useful guides.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2013

Many legislators felt strongly that Chessman had been escaping justice too long.

From Time Magazine Archive

He pressed the power button he had discovered before, when the Starmen had been escaping from the pirates.

From The Runaway Asteroid by Cooper, Michael D., [pseud.]

What made him feel most lost at the moment was the fact that he had only just realized how his bravest years had been escaping.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby