escape
verb (used without object)
to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.
have escaped
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present perfectof escape.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He may have escaped the claw of the NCAA, but Khaki Jim’s L.A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
People who reach their 90s without dementia might appear to have escaped much of the danger of cognitive decline.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Around it, apart from some cracks, the rest of the buildings seem to have escaped the fate of the Torres.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I have Sir Isaac Newton's personal assurance that it did indeed hit the moon, there's no way for it to have escaped," Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist and space analyst, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many, of course, have escaped, the fever having run its course.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
