were escaping
- past progressive of escape.
Example Sentences
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They say four people were injured as they were escaping the Air Busan aircraft on inflatable slides in the south-eastern airport on Tuesday evening.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
“All of those people jumping in the water, they were escaping their cars, escaping the heat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
Lahaina residents saw the Hale Mahaolu senior living facility erupt in flames as they were escaping.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
And a subsequent screening he met several audience members who said they were from Mariupol and that their relatives were escaping the sieged city at the same time he was.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
I can bring up his face in my mind, but only because my mom had a picture of him in her shoebox while we were escaping Iran.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
