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

I tried to turn my face away from wherever the song was escaping from, but I only managed to smack my nose against the window and strain my neck.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken