evading

Example Sentences

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An "extremely intelligent" bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of Friday, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water tap, officials said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

We agreed not to reveal some of the details of their methods, to prevent criminals evading capture.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Diamond Princess is actually quite an informative example of how many people might be evading doctors on cruise ships.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The 30-year-old navigator from rural Bangladesh normally passes seatime evading zombies on the videogame Minecraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Early one misty Saturday morning, he and Harry worked their way through a dripping tangle of cottonwoods and alders lining the Dungeness, evading the game warden who regularly patrolled the river during salmon- spawning season.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown