How to Use escapade in a Sentence

escapade

noun
  • As a teenager he embarked on a series of ill-advised escapades.
  • Even our cab ride back from lunch to the compound is an escapade.
    — Hudson Morgan, Town & Country, 25 Dec. 2012
  • That time, as Ali would soon learn, the escapade didn’t harm his chances.
    — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2021
  • One of our group flew her own airplane and has great stories of her escapades.
    — David Kravet, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
  • So many Democrats, so many depraved escapades.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
  • These early deals – these escapades – were few and far between.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Swap your shoes for fins and clothes for swim suits, then embark on an aquatic escapade.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But for the sign-stealing escapades to stop, players need to feel the pinch and the pain too.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2020
  • His escapades put Harry at odds with the media in his younger years.
    — Claire Atkinson /, NBC News, 15 May 2018
  • One little girl who’d been watching the escapades online came in and asked to see her bear.
    — Courtenay Rudzinski, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Make a bunny, a wolf, or a snake, and have your child concoct stories about its escapades.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Their escapades and trespasses across the globe inspired what?
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 4 June 2019
  • The students involved in this escapade may have moved on to other causes.
    — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • After that, though, the menu of escapades changes completely.
    — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
  • With this week’s Norwegian escapade, Shiv is back in the ring.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Varvel said readers may not have seen the last of the outlandish escapades of the nation’s leaders.
    — Sarah Bahr, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2018
  • Watch the full video of Hart and Meyers' day-drinking escapades above.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • There are the hellacious bus rides and south-of-the-border escapades of his minor league years.
    — Keith Hernandez, Fox News, 16 May 2018
  • Summer is in full swing, which means days at the beach, camping trips, and other outdoor escapades.
    — Elizabeth King, Allure, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Aside from their backyard pool escapades, the mother-and-son duo has gone through a lot together this past year.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • New escapades come and go, but the structure of their life stays the same — the two of them, moving together.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Some might think not after his escapade in the early morning hours on Monday.
    — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • However, the escapade turned into a challenge when its huge arched back became wedged on the low roof.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 June 2025
  • There are some hints about his Last Jedi escapades in our cover story.
    — Annie Leibovitz, VanityFair.com, 23 May 2017
  • In fact, the Britons’ whole escapade was a bit haphazard from beginning to end.
    — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 14 May 2021
  • In fact, the Britons’ whole escapade was a bit haphazard from beginning to end.
    — Anne Thériault, Longreads, 14 May 2021
  • But further attempts to end their escapade fail, with the plane taking off once again, headed westward.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Weir was always eager to share anecdotes about Garcia and their escapades.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Kara had just come back from the [2019] World Cup and was telling me about her escapades.
    — Andrea Cuttler, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Apr. 2023
  • His wife, for instance, didn’t seem to participate in all his social escapades.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025

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