escape captivity

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

to succeed in getting away from a place where you are being held

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Examples (10)

  • The clever fox finally managed to escape captivity.
  • The film tells the story of a prisoner of war who escaped captivity.
  • For many animals born in zoos, it is impossible to escape captivity.
  • Escaping captivity was the only thing on the hostage's mind.
  • She dreamed of a life where she could escape the captivity of her routine job.
  • The eagle, injured but determined, will attempt to escape captivity tonight.
  • After years of planning, they finally escaped captivity under the cover of darkness.
  • How can a creature so large escape captivity without anyone noticing?
  • The alien's primary directive was to escape captivity and return to its home planet.
  • If he had not escaped captivity when he did, his fate would have been sealed.