elude

But he’s not afraid to admit that difficult modern poems can elude him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A piglet that captured Los Angelenos’ hearts and minds after its attempts to elude multiple pursuers in West Hollywood last weekend went viral has been adopted by a foundation headed by Grammy-award-winning songwriter Diane Warren.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

David, the American narrator of this groundbreaking novel by James Baldwin, has come to Paris hoping to elude his homosexuality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Alexander Zverev finally landed the Grand Slam title that threatened to elude him by overcoming Flavio Cobolli and his own nerves to win a tense French Open final in five sets.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

He had represented the limitless possibilities in us all by living his life, striving for those dreams that seemed to elude the neighborhood year after year.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

It’s also likely that the true extent and reach of these secret sponsorships still eludes us.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

Not every collection is a success: a delicate red-orange shrimp daintily eludes the suction tube, swirling its long antenna as it swims almost triumphantly beyond reach.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

The New York Times is always entertaining when it grapples, or fails to grapple, with climate change, the scale of which simply eludes it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

He reached the semi-finals of Masters, Grand Prix, European Championship and Grand Slam but that major title still eludes him.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

He eludes the station’s security guards and eases to a walk.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

He had eluded capture by setting up several camps in dense bush and despite several sightings by the public and on CCTV.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Those close to Healey argue that his emphasis this week on securing the economic growth which has eluded successive governments by spreading wealth around the country is a clear difference from Reeves.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

As he assembled his sports empire, baseball was the one sport that eluded him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The revived interest in her work won her the respect at home that so long eluded her, and she created a massive yellow and black pumpkin sculpture for the Benesse Art Site on Naoshima Island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Of the half- dozen checkpoints Enrique has eluded in southern Mexico, he fears La Arrocera most.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

But eluding the music of rock royalty is no easy task.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Peddemors netted again with a cross that found its way in after eluding several players before Beerensteyn rifled in from distance to double Wolfsburg's lead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

The origins of this personal subjective consciousness have been eluding researchers for decades.

From Salon ● May 26, 2025

Its narrative, which followed Br’er Rabbit and his attempts to live a life of bliss while eluding Br’er Fox and Br’er Bear, never really emotionally connected with me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024

“No,” Rick said; he grabbed at Phil Resch’s hand; Resch retreated, eluding him.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick