How to Use escape room in a Sentence

escape room

noun
Definition of escape roomnext
  • The Room Escape Games also is a great spot for those who like to put their puzzle-solving skills to the test with an escape room.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
  • How to spend day or an evening there What is an escape room?
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • What happens in the Saw escape room does not stay in the Saw escape room.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 1 Oct. 2023
  • But in a twist for an escape room, there is no clock and no real way to lose.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Many games have tried to bring the escape room concept to the tabletop, but these games do the best job by far.
    — Keith Law, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Concerts, speakeasies and escape rooms have played with the format, too.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
  • An escape room attraction opened with the show as its theme.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • This is one of the five exciting escape rooms at Escape Hunt.
    — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The sequel to 2019's Escape Room follows a group of strangers as they're forced to take part in a series of deadly escape rooms.
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 24 Feb. 2023
  • True to her word, the pop star popped up in the escape room, offering a magical surprise to the lucky fans inside.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Older groups can amp up the Halloween theme by opting for a haunted or scary escape room.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 14 June 2023
  • This is part of a larger trend of emotional escape rooms, says Sherman.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2023
  • For the past five years Los Angeles’ Hatch Escapes has been rethinking the escape room ground rules.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • If you were trapped in an escape room and had to team up with other mystery/thriller writers or their characters, who would make the cut?
    — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Escape The Kitchen — Amateur chefs are trapped in an escape room kitchen and must solve cryptic puzzles to unlock each step of the recipe.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • An escape room, a deli and a day care are looking to expand operations in Naperville.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023
  • Eubanks is seen hoisting another prop from the escape room and Mitchell poses for the group photo with a fake sword.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • There are even two escape rooms (that do cost an additional point).
    — Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But there’s lots of fun beyond the pools and slides at the resort, like an arcade, ropes course, escape room, miles of outdoor hiking trails, and even goat yoga.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
  • However, the wine came before the escape room, which the couple didn't recommend.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024
  • At an escape room team-building event in 2018, job pressure overwhelmed Filbey.
    — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • Like martial arts, video games and anime, escape rooms were popular in Japan before arriving in the United States.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Some escape rooms are more challenging than others, so your team will need all your focus and wits to help solve a myriad of puzzles and conundrums.
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Axe throwing is an additional fee that's separate from the escape room.
    — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Much like Final Destination or Saw, much imagination has gone into each of the deaths, and the escape rooms are genuinely scary.
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The resort is open year-round and also offers non-water attractions such as a bowling alley, escape room and an indoor amusement park with a roller coaster.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 16 May 2023
  • Her first witness was the awkwardly sweet escape room designer, Aniq (Sam Richardson), who told his story in the style of a romantic comedy.
    — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Scott also documented the special day in a sweet Instagram Reel on April 29 in which the pair are seen posing in the escape room, snapping a selfie at the antique store and sharing a meal together.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • An escape room session, for example, can get your team members to collaborate and figure out how to solve a problem under a time constraint.
    — Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Favorite hobbies: Going to escape rooms, playing basketball, long walks with my dogs, watching TV (yes that’s a hobby), working out, drinking cider at a cidery or wine at a winery.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024

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