elude

Example Sentences

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While McIlroy's relief and joy at finally landing the one major to elude him came pouring out on the 18th green, Justin Rose watched on - wondering what might have been.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Miami was the only Power 4 Conference team that didn’t list player weights online for all of last summer, a fact that seemed to elude public notice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

El-Fasher, the last state capital in the vast region of Darfur to elude the RSF's grasp, has become the latest strategic front in the war as the paramilitaries attempt to consolidate power in the west.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

For a long while, Newsom’s shiftiness seemed to elude his self-perception.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2025

“You, Tobias—or should I call you Four?—managed to elude me,” she says quietly.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth