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 carbon reservoir has a leak, so to speak, from which ancient carbon is escaping," adds co-author Matti Barthel, research technician in SAE.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

“For me, I was coming here to build a dream, but his goal is escaping the nightmare.”

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

Another advantage is escaping predation — no one can eat the biggest fish in a pond.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Janine is sweating now, her hair is escaping in wisps from the elastic band, bits of it stick to her forehead and neck.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood