escape into

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

To get away by entering a different place (e.g., a forest, a crowd).

escapeescape (verb) + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • They escaped into the forest.
  • The robbers escaped into the bustling crowd.
  • The scared rabbit escaped into its burrow.
  • If the alarm sounds, we will escape into the old sewer tunnels.
  • He quickly escaped into the darkness as the searchlights passed.
  • As the building collapsed, they escaped into the relative safety of the street.
  • Quick, escape into that alleyway before they see us!
  • She was trying to escape into a nearby shop when the police caught her.
  • The political refugee hopes to escape into a neighboring country.
  • How did the prisoner manage to escape into a heavily guarded area?