Example Sentences

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The survivor told Italian media that he had escaped the burning car by breaking one of the windows.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s like we were cult members who had escaped the same cult,” Alary says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Fearing for his life, he had escaped Syria after his family was uprooted again and again by fighting.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The court heard the father-of-two found one of the dogs outside Trimble-Pettit's home after it had escaped and was trying to take it back when the attack happened shortly after 15:00 BST.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

They sat and probably talked about wherever they had escaped.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri