escapee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of escapee
Example Sentences
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In July, another escapee, 24-year-old Laura Avtorkhanova, was found in a shelter in Georgia by a group of male relatives who reportedly tried to coerce her into returning to Russia.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
"The fear I've lived with all my life - embedded in my DNA - has reawakened with renewed vigour," said one escapee living in Western Europe, who asked to hide her name and precise location.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
Astronomers suspect an unusual near-Earth rocky object is not a typical escapee from the Solar System’s asteroid belt, but is instead a chunk of the Moon blasted into space eons ago by a spectacular impact.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2024
The escapee, a 5-foot-6 Black man who weighs 225 pounds, is said to have black hair and brown eyes.
From Washington Times • Oct. 3, 2023
If the Mayor’s men had a captured escapee hidden away for a boy’s thirteenth, then fine.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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