dodging

Example Sentences

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I’d flown 35 hours to be here, playing Frogger with San Salvador traffic, dodging motorbikes, arms already open for a hug I’d been planning for years.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Yet, Andie holds her head high in the hallway while Blane’s is bowed in the courtyard, dodging stares.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Under questioning from his lawyer, Goldstein denied knowingly dodging taxes or intentionally breaking the law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

He was often criticized for an overly defensive style, and accused by some of dodging the most dangerous opponents simply to embellish his record.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

But here too there would be no light, no way of keeping to the path or ducking the branches that hung low over it, or dodging the nettles that grew thickly on either side.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan