elude
Example Sentences
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She already felt guilty enough for her fatal misjudgment of Reckzeh, who would survive the war and repeatedly elude attempts to bring him to justice afterward.
U.S. troops never found Villa, whose legendary status was only enhanced as he eluded capture.
From Los Angeles Times
If the Home Office is going to get it right this time, it will require an astonishing amount of focus that has eluded it before.
From BBC
A long ball from Yerry Mina landed at Carbonero's feet and he eluded two defenders to score just 10 minutes after entering the game.
From Barron's
The nation’s reigning mob boss, also implicated in the plot, has eluded arrest.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
