evasive

Example Sentences

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In his review, Joseph Horowitz called the book “as honest and unassuming as Stokowski was evasive and flamboyant.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Complicating his situation further is his uncertain relationship with the spy-catcher—or “termite-hunter”—Faith, who is warm and friendly one minute, elusive and evasive the next.

From The Wall Street Journal

“At that speed, you really only have a chance to spot such a small object at the very last moment, and then it is simply too late to take evasive action,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this evasive action was in sharp contrast to the driver who'd been on the incorrect side of the road.

From BBC

The decisions will be made by president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, who was characteristically evasive when asked about the efforts the Dodgers would make to keep their out-of-contract players.

From Los Angeles Times