dodge

It is a place out of time, reached by a rocky road between arid hills and the sea where you have to dodge stray cows, goats and wild horses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The shrews must also dodge the menacing cat, Terrification, as well as the bumbling Inspector Dalgliesh, a dog who finds his name a constant source of exasperation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Claiming early to dodge a cut locks in a guaranteed reduction.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Like a striker attempting to weave around defenders in the box, the brothers have had to dodge and weave to stay upright and it has meant some tough decisions.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

We dodge some shirtless guy who runs to catch a football sailing in the air.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

He artfully dodges, however, two of the most important issues: energy and immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Thankfully, Lynn Cullen’s novel about Marilyn, “When We Were Brilliant,” dodges all these myriad bullets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026

Anyone who dodges paying tax faces a higher interest rate when paying it back.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024

What’s more, if the candidates are unwilling to say anything new and provocative from day to day, the media, to the extent they cover them at all, will focus on their misstatements and artless dodges.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2024

And now 1 am holding my breath as the taxi driver dodges between trucks and buses, honking his horn constantly.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

"We dodged a bullet. It was very bad, but it could have been substantially worse. It was quite unsafe for everybody to be outside."

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

At a conference in Portugal, Warsh dodged questions about whether an interest-rate hike is in the cards this month but said that inflationary risks have eased since the central bank’s last meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

Swift previously described how her record-breaking Eras Tour had narrowly "dodged a massacre situation".

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

SpaceX had narrowly dodged bankruptcy in late 2008 after the first successful flight of its Falcon 1 rocket.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Scarlet with shame, he dodged around the Second Craftsman’s workbench and hurried to the scales.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

He denied intentionally dodging taxes or breaking the law, testifying that he disliked handling tax and other financial matters, so he relied on office managers and accountants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Underage users have been dodging the restrictions by using accounts registered to older people, setting up fake accounts, or by logging into private browsers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

She enters the mosh pit fearlessly, dodging flailing arms to two-step — a synchronized dance move that requires punching and running in place — unleashing her energy in the punk sanctum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

"The key point was she'd been cleared of either tax dodging or being careless," they added.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Servers hurried here and there bearing goblets, platters, and bowls, dodging the roaming boyars.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack