escape
verb (used without object)
to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty.
will escape
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future tenseof escape.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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More generally, he added, "this withdrawal weakens the international architecture of criminal justice and heightens fears that the perpetrators of the most serious crimes will escape any prosecution".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some AI-safety campaigners—many of whom already worry that AI systems will escape human control and turn on their creators—argue that arming AI would only accelerate the danger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
For all their worries, most analysts think the U.S. economy will escape the latest shock to the system with relatively mild damage — assuming the conflict only lasts another month or two.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
Nobody, neither rich nor poor, will escape the consequences.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
“Jessamyn West said, ‘Writing is so difficult that writers, having had their hell on earth, will escape all punishment hereafter.’
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
