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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

El-Fasher, the last state capital in the vast region of Darfur to elude the RSF's grasp, has become the latest strategic front in the war as the paramilitaries attempt to consolidate power in the west.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

For a long while, Newsom’s shiftiness seemed to elude his self-perception.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2025

This year, they selected Hunter in the fourth round out of Auburn because of his tough running style and ability to elude would-be tacklers beyond the second level of the defense.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

It would seem, therefore, that absolute qualities in art must elude us, that we cannot escape viewing works of art in the context of time and circumstance, whether past or present.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson