escape artist
nounDefinition of escape artist
: someone (such as a performer or criminal) unusually adept at escaping from confinement
Examples of escape artist in a Sentence
Harry Houdini became famous as an escape artist.
Recent Examples on the Web
Amenities: Both yards have double-gated entries, which helps inhibit escape artists. — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, "Paw Park: Sanford spot draws inspiration from dogs," 13 Aug. 2019 Tegus are skilled escape artists, Carlow says, and this is hardly the first time one has gotten loose in Massachusetts. — Annie Roth, National Geographic, "Why you should never release exotic pets into the wild," 3 July 2019 His handlers named him Frank Lee for another noted escape artist, Frank Lee Morris, one of three convicts who managed to break out of Alcatraz prison in 1962. — Zolan Kanno-youngs, WSJ, "Escape From New York: Slaughterhouse Refugees Have a Country Place," 1 Oct. 2018 Como, the once maniacal, me-hating escape artist, settled into a serene and even affectionate middle age, his morning bed visits and metronomic tail wags for food and walks and nightly treats a steady backbeat to our empty-nest life. — Steven Winn, SFChronicle.com, "A loving family remembers the zeitgeist of Como the dog," 2 July 2018 An escape artist like DeRozan can only be as creative as his tools allow. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Breakaway: How DeMar DeRozan Keeps Defenses Guessing," 26 Feb. 2018 What the Balkins wound up seeing was a hilarious soon-to-be viral video of their twins demonstrating some impressive (and adorable) escape artist skills. — Caralynn Lippo, Redbook, "Watch These Mischievous Toddler Twins Have An Adorable All-Night Slumber Party While They Should Be Sleeping," 20 Mar. 2017 The escape artist continues to struggle with the pesky gate, sliding around on the floor like a toddler on ice skates. — Alexis Hobbs, Woman's Day, "This Tiny Chihuahua Tackling a Gate is the Funniest Thing You'll See All Day," 10 Aug. 2015 But the fire ants in Hu’s lab are also adroit escape artists. — Quanta Magazine, "The Remarkable Self-Organization of Ants," 9 Apr. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'escape artist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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