eluding

Example Sentences

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The Apache medicine man Geronimo made his now-legendary name leading raids and eluding capture during the Apache wars of the 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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

It’s the invisible form of matter constantly eluding scientific hard proof, whose existence is suggested only by the circumstantial evidence we can measure around it.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2023

Aside from “The Michigan,” she scored by driving to the net and eluding a defender by pulling the puck between her legs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023

It’s not clear why, during Bobby’s years eluding American authorities, his sister and her family didn’t visit him in Europe; his mother, however, had visited him once in Budapest.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady