escape bid

Frequency: 6.05.0 per million words

An attempt to escape, used especially in journalism.

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Examples (10)

  • The prisoner's daring escape bid was foiled by alert guards.
  • Two inmates were shot during a failed escape bid last night.
  • Police are investigating a recent escape bid at the maximum-security facility.
  • The film dramatizes the famous 1962 escape bid from Alcatraz.
  • He was sentenced to an additional five years for making an escape bid.
  • Despite the elaborate planning, the group's escape bid ended in capture within hours.
  • The security chief warned that any future escape bid would be met with severe consequences.
  • Her desperate escape bid involved digging a tunnel with a spoon.
  • The report detailed several unsuccessful escape bids from the notorious prison over the past decade.
  • The dramatic escape bid has raised serious questions about the prison's security protocols.