Escaping has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I caught sight of a fly escaping from the room. | |
| 2. | Gas was escaping from a crack in the pipe. | |
| 3. | Gas seems to be escaping from the pipe. | |
| 4. | She abetted him in escaping from prison. | |
| 5. | I caught sight of the boy escaping from the classroom. | |
| 6. | I caught sight of him escaping from that shop. | |
| 7. | The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law. | |
| 8. | A prisoner is more obsessed with the idea of escaping than his warden by the idea of watching over him. Thus, a prisoner will always manage to escape. | |
| 9. | Tom fled slavery by escaping to Canada. | |
| 10. | Through this sentence, the author was making it known to Tom and Mary that their destiny was escaping him, as he didn't understand the deep meaning of his own sentences. |