Vocabulary

Form

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from

verb vt
N1 freq #28

Example sentences

He survived the crash, only to die in the desert.

He narrowly escaped being killed.

He was absolved of all responsibility.

His conduct is open to grave objection.

All human beings are mortal.

He was so fortunate as to escape death.

We escaped death by a hair's breadth.

The driver was so fortunate to escape death.