elude
Example Sentences
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The American figure skater was at her sport’s world championships, chasing a title that had eluded U.S. women for almost her entire lifetime.
"A world indoor medal has eluded Keely in the last five years, so it's something she's desperate to get in Poland in a few weeks' time."
From BBC
Investigators have been sifting through 40,000 leads since the 84-year-old was reported missing this month, but a breakthrough has eluded them despite emotional public appeals for help from her NBC presenter daughter.
From BBC
Gold eluded her at every turn, by excruciatingly small margins.
Marco Odermatt is the self-proclaimed leader of the Swiss men's team, but Olympic gold in Bormio has so far eluded the all-rounder, who has set his sights on rectifying that in Saturday's giant slalom.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
