dodging

Example Sentences

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Brazilians have been living with capybaras forever, dodging them on roads like rural American drivers dodge deer.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Yet, Andie holds her head high in the hallway while Blane’s is bowed in the courtyard, dodging stares.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Under questioning from his lawyer, Goldstein denied knowingly dodging taxes or intentionally breaking the law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

He was often criticized for an overly defensive style, and accused by some of dodging the most dangerous opponents simply to embellish his record.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

After plannings and more plannings by El Alacrán and the rest, dodging bands of police and border patrols, I Manuel Flores, shivering with fear and cold, have touched the earth of the United States.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads