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difficult to catch
adjective as in elusive
Example Sentences
Ah-eun said one victim at her university was told by police not to bother pursuing her case as it would be too difficult to catch the perpetrator, and it was “not really a crime” as “the photos were fake”.
But the change will be difficult to catch with the naked eye, so he encourages using binoculars or a telescope, and taking note of how the moon’s brightness changes through the night.
Though pythons are protected by state anti-cruelty laws, it’s difficult to catch perpetrators.
"The sheep will be very difficult to catch without gates and hurdles and is likely to be fearful and run away," she said.
"All hell breaks loose when you hook a tarpon," Danylchuk adds, "and they are very physically difficult to catch, which is why anglers love them."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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