was escaping
- past progressive of escape.
Example Sentences
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Within minutes, AI me was escaping from a pit of USB cords, and accepting an Oscar for going to bed early.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
“I didn’t come to America seeking a better life. It was escaping death.”
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
"We knew that mtDNA was escaping mitochondria, but how was still unclear," said Gerald Shadel, PhD, director of the San Diego-Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging at the Salk Institute.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
After arriving in Lebanon, Ghosn said he was escaping a "rigged" justice system in Japan and he aimed to clear his name.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
All the pieces were there, but the puzzle of fitting them together was escaping me.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
