Example Sentences

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Bipartisan immigration policy has escaped Washington lawmakers for, well, decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Politics has escaped the news silos — the true story of what’s happening in Minneapolis is now out in the world in a way that few stories ever are these days.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Angel Pineda, 47, a Honduran immigrant who comes to the Home Depot in Westlake every day in search of work, has escaped four raids in the last few months.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

A man has escaped a French prison by hiding in the bag of a fellow inmate who was leaving prison after serving their sentence, officials told local media.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

"My liege, we have taken some of their commanders. Lord Cerwyn, Ser Wylis Manderly, Harrion Karstark, four Freys. Lord Homwood is dead, and I fear Roose Bolton has escaped us."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin