evade

Example Sentences

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Officers on Bali also confirmed they were searching for two associates who arrived with Lyons but managed to evade detection.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In 2027 or early 2028, Japanese forces will bring to Kyushu another new homegrown missile—the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile, designed to evade enemy defenses—after deploying one in central Japan this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

You’re able to evade feeling pinched by the noose of transactional cosmopolitianism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

To Nelson, the New America expert, those critiques evade the point.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Lucinda would have hated for me to evade my obedience by rising above it.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine