Synonym: evade, flee, get away. Similar words: landscape, scapegoat, escalator, descartes, escarpment, on a large scale, rape, paper. Meaning: [ɪ'skeɪp] n. 1. the act of escaping physically 2. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy 3. the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container 4. a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level 5. nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do 6. an avoidance of danger or difficulty 7. a means or way of escaping 8. a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild. v. 1. run away from confinement 2. fail to experience 3. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action 4. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by 5. issue or leak, as from a small opening 6. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion 7. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.
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181. She felt she had to escape from the claustrophobia of suburban family life.
182. The Government is being accused of double standards in the way it is so tough on law and order yet allows its own MPs to escape prosecution for fraud.
183. She left home to escape the pressure to conform to her family's way of life.
184. This has, in fact, turned out to be a wonderful escape clause for dishonest employers everywhere.
185. We've got all the exits covered, so they've no chance of escape.
186. The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning.
187. In his desperation to escape, Tom had slipped and broken a leg.
188. The only way to escape the unwanted attentions of the local men was not to go out.
189. Wait till the police hunt has settled down and then make your escape.
190. Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape.
191. When the guard's back was turned, she made her escape.
192. They came to America in order to escape political tyranny.
193. Aubrey could think of no graceful way to escape Corbet's company.
194. I'm completely stumped - how did she manage to escape?
195. The army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding.
196. She longed to escape from the bonds of children and housework.
197. They longed to escape from the rat race and move to the countryside.
198. He listens to music as an escape from the pressures of work.
199. Christina hoped it wouldn't be too long before she could make her escape .
199. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
200. Our dog used to escape by scraping through the bars of his fence.
201. Two prisoners created a diversion to give the men time to escape.
202. The youth was trying to escape the clutches of two drunken female companions.
203. The prisoner made an effort to escape, but he couldn't climb the prison wall.
204. Suddenly the light was snapped off and no one could see the murderer escape.
205. They had a miraculous escape when their car plunged into a river.
206. They had a lucky escape when a car crashed into the front of their house.
207. He made his escape on the back of a motorbike.
208. She made her escape with a swiftness born of fear.
209. The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation.
210. He went into retreat at his country home to escape the attention of the media.