elude

Ali’s mournful assassin is trying to stay one step ahead of his enemies and, likewise, the movie fights like hell to elude conventionality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

But the kind of attention even her lesser work with Wagoner enjoyed continued to elude her own material.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

However, for the third year running she came up just short in the final as a first Women's Matchplay title since the inaugural tournament in 2022 continues to elude her.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Many new companies are designing their products to elude known constraints in defense workforce and supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

This is what allows her to elude capture.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

It’s also likely that the true extent and reach of these secret sponsorships still eludes us.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

Monahon has prepared some promising dramatic notes, but the play’s larger vision still eludes her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

Not every collection is a success: a delicate red-orange shrimp daintily eludes the suction tube, swirling its long antenna as it swims almost triumphantly beyond reach.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

The New York Times is always entertaining when it grapples, or fails to grapple, with climate change, the scale of which simply eludes it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The more anxious I am to find sleep, the more it eludes me.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

“Pluribus” star Rhea Seehorn finally won the best actress statues that long eluded her, and series creator Vince Gilligan scored a writing Emmy.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

He had eluded capture by setting up several camps in dense bush and despite several sightings by the public and on CCTV.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Those close to Healey argue that his emphasis this week on securing the economic growth which has eluded successive governments by spreading wealth around the country is a clear difference from Reeves.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Spanish epic—contested in the back third of the season—was the rare title that eluded Pogacar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Eventually, the county prosecutor decided to look again for the bullet that had eluded investigators during Anna’s autopsy.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

This is an example of what Tuchel was likely eluding to when using the word "sloppy".

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

But eluding the music of rock royalty is no easy task.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Peddemors netted again with a cross that found its way in after eluding several players before Beerensteyn rifled in from distance to double Wolfsburg's lead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

In a sign of how things were going, Garbers lost a shoe on one play in which he threw the ball away while eluding defenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024

As an athlete, I knew if I worked a little harder I would find the success that was eluding me.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad