is escaping
- present progressive of escape (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Oil and gas companies should tighten valves, close hatches, replace worn and faulty equipment, ensure equipment is well maintained, end routine flaring, and track emissions to know how much gas is escaping from where.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The character, who is escaping a bleak past in the U.S., is loud and sometimes chaotic, but in a completely charismatic way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
“For me, I was coming here to build a dream, but his goal is escaping the nightmare.”
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2025
This will help us to understand how rapidly heat is escaping from Earth's deep interior, which is key for understanding processes such as plate tectonics.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
All I care about right now is escaping the machinery of justice, seeing if there’s any way out of the inevitable.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
