How to Use escape artist in a Sentence

escape artist

noun
  • Harry Houdini became famous as an escape artist.
  • And on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m., the escape artist Adam Rinn, a.k.a.
    Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • But the fire ants in Hu’s lab are also adroit escape artists.
    Quanta Magazine, 9 Apr. 2014
  • That's pretty run-of-the-mill for a puppy, but the dog also became quite the escape artist.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2016
  • On camera, anyone can be made to look like an escape artist.
    Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Legend has it that the inventor taught the escape artist how to pick his product.
    David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2021
  • Instead, the escape artist turned out to be a type of spitting cobra native to Africa.
    Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • 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, 10 Aug. 2015
  • For a master escape artist like Johnson, this crisis shows all the signs of sticking around.
    Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The great escape artist is even name-dropped in the show - a thrilling mix of large-scale illusions, comedy and mind-reading.
    Laura Demarco, cleveland.com, 30 Dec. 2017
  • An escape artist like DeRozan can only be as creative as his tools allow.
    Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Mister Miracle is a super-escape artist who grew up on the hellish planet Apokolips.
    Michael Rapoport, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Tegus are skilled escape artists, Carlow says, and this is hardly the first time one has gotten loose in Massachusetts.
    Annie Roth, National Geographic, 3 July 2019
  • The students applauded, and the classmate proclaimed him New Orleans’ youngest escape artist.
    The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
  • His nickname, The Serpent, stems from his reputation as a disguise and escape artist.
    Binaj Gurubacharya, ajc, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Cats and dogs can be cunning escape artists, especially when an open door beckons.
    Karen Asp, Good Housekeeping, 30 July 2018
  • From the outset, Haynes was a sort of escape artist, compulsively immersing himself in art.
    John Lahr, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
  • But then, just a few years back, Merle Unger Jr., one of the most notorious escape artists of our time, discovered an ingenious (and legal) way to get them out.
    Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2017
  • 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, 20 Mar. 2017
  • Gertie’s owners, Connie Frick and Lynn Herman, describe her as a sweet dog and an excellent escape artist.
    Jessica Schmidt and Maggy McDonel, The Enquirer, 20 July 2021
  • During escape artist Lord Nil's underwater act, Mel B slammed the buzzer in the middle of his heart-pounding performance because she was stressed.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2018
  • The touring show featuring stunt performers, escape artists and other acts with talents that defy reason will be at the Fox for three shows this weekend.
    Greg Crawford, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Goodwin's friend and fellow escape artist Jonathon Bryce also shared a tribute to his pal Saturday on Instagram.
    Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 17 Oct. 2021
  • With a pair of defensive linemen dragging him to the ground, the escape artist who doubles as a quarterback made a backward flip to running back Carlos Hyde that set up Houston's first touchdown.
    Eddie Pells, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Sobhraj’s nickname, The Serpent, stems from his reputation as a talented disguise and escape artist.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The original Houdini was a legendary escape artist, but our specialty was letting few things leave.
    Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 June 2020
  • The accident occurred during a show rehearsal Thursday night and involved escape artist Jonathan Goodwin.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Oct. 2021
  • What does this Barbie-singer-podcaster have in common with famed escape artist Harry Houdini?
    Vulture, 9 Nov. 2023
  • At its forefront are folks like these, escape artists who, undeterred by borders and budgets, are making cultural connections all over the globe.
    Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Essence, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Her works can be found in the collections of America’s great museums, and she is justly regarded not as an escape artist, but as one of modern art’s true originals.
    Washington Post, 8 June 2023

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