Example Sentences

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It's a clever policy that has ensured they have escaped any criticism they might otherwise have received for their low level of performance.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“You feel like you have escaped from L.A. It’s so peaceful and serene.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Few Mexican restaurant chains in the United States — really, just Taco Bell — have escaped this destiny.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

During the 1941 Clydebank Blitz, only seven out of 12,000 properties in the town are said to have escaped damage from German bombing but the giant crane was unscathed.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Indeed, just two people other than Shin are known to have escaped from any political prison camp in North Korea and made it to the West.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden