attempted escape

collocation in English

meaningsofattemptedandescape

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attempted
adjective[before noun]
uk
/əˈtemp.tɪd/us
/əˈtemp.tɪd/
(of a crime) that someone has tried to commit ...
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escape
noun
uk
/ɪˈskeɪp/us
/ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of successfully getting out of a place or a dangerous or ...
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(Definition ofattemptedandescapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Put in terms of its generic itinerary, we might say that the title character embodies the implications of the opera'sattemptedescapefrom the language of melodrama.
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During that time, sheattemptedescapetwice.
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Bestattemptedescapeseveral times but was recaptured.
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He twiceattemptedescape, was wounded and lost his arm.
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What an outcry there is if one of them escapes or there is trouble in anattemptedescape.
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At about the same time as theattemptedescapethree fires were started in the prison; these were put out by the fire service.
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Others were swept away by the river when theyattemptedescape.
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Public and secret executions of prisoners, even children, especially in cases ofattemptedescapeare commonplace.
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Those whoattemptedescapeor avoid work were sent to prison camps.
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However, his control was jeopardized following theattemptedescapeof 6 inmates.
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In cases such asattemptedescape, there would be a public hanging in front of the assembled prisoners.
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Anattemptedescapewas foiled when, on emerging from his tunnel, he came across a maid who raised the alarm.
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Attempts at quarantine result in mutiny andattemptedescape, and communication with the outside is mysteriously cut off.
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Among the charges were summary executions of prisoners who hadattemptedescapeor who were accused of sabotage.
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Attemptedescapecould be punished by the captors; however, prisoners who escaped and reached their own lines could not be punished for the escape.
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