ESCAPADE in a Sentence

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For ESCAPADE, below is one of 8 sentences:
I came off, too, to report the only exclusive information that is given to-day regarding the strange escapade at the Zoo.

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 Meanings and Examples of ESCAPADE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
escapade
 n.  wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act
Classic Sentence:
1  He undressed with excessive caution, and fell asleep congratulating himself that nobody knew of his escapade.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  They would have over-emphasized the novelty of the adventure, trying to make him feel in it the zest of an escapade.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 2
3  'I would give up tonight's escapade if I were you,' she advised calmly.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
4  I came off, too, to report the only exclusive information that is given to-day regarding the strange escapade at the Zoo.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
5  This escapade made everybody feel confused.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I
Example Sentence:
1  The headmaster could not regard this latest escapade as a boyish joke and expelled the young man.
2  The whole school knew every detail of this made escapade.
3  The gossip columnist was paid to chronicle the latest escapades of the socially prominent celebrities.