How to Use elude in a Sentence
elude
verb
- The killer was able to elude the police.
- The cause of the disease continues to elude researchers.
- The killer has eluded capture.
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One of them, Kei (Sharpe), seems to constantly elude her.
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Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Sep. 2024
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The suspect – now identified as Wright - refused to stop and attempted to elude deputies.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com,
al,
29 Nov. 2021
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But even if the variant is able to elude antibodies from the vaccine, it will probably still be targeted by a person’s own immune cells.
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Jonathan Saltzman,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Nov. 2021
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He was booked on counts of reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and attempting to elude police, according to jail records.
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Washington Post,
8 Dec. 2021
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Ultimately, the suspect vehicle became stuck as the suspect continued to try and elude law enforcement.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com,
al,
29 Nov. 2021
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Israeli officials say two were intercepted by Israeli attack helicopters but the third eluded them.
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Barak Ravid,
Axios,
19 Oct. 2024
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This is an experienced and explosive Snowflake team, led by quarterback Caden Cantrell, who might have run five miles trying to elude defenders in the first meeting.
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Richard Obert,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Nov. 2021
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Kaspick eludes a check along the boards and gets to the net point-blank on Farkas.
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Dylan Bumbarger,
OregonLive.com,
24 Feb. 2018
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But the details of the deal have appeared to elude Trump.
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Abigail Tracy,
The Hive,
9 Feb. 2017
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But, even three years on, that fact still seems to elude the rest of us.
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Cathy Hackl,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2021
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Even the coaches in the series have largely seen the Cup elude them.
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Andrew Knoll,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2020
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When deputies arrived, the man drove faster in an attempt to elude them.
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Michael Katz,
idahostatesman,
25 May 2018
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The cause of this head pain still eludes the medical world.
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Korin Miller,
SELF,
29 Aug. 2018
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Alas, so far the technique has eluded me, though not a friend.
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Lynn Peters,
Redbook,
18 Aug. 2017
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At that time, two of the occupants tried to elude police.
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John Benson,
cleveland,
24 Mar. 2021
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The ball eluded both for a goal kick by Baltgalvis which sealed the outcome.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2024
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Vásquez hid out in the maze of rock faces to elude authorities.
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Mary Forgione,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2022
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So the dream of seeing his likeness in a video game eluded him.
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Kimberly Pena,
courant.com,
1 May 2018
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He was arrested and charged with felony speed to elude.
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Washington Post,
24 Dec. 2021
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Cam Rising tries to step up and elude the pressure, but the Beavers stop him for no gain.
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oregonlive,
1 Oct. 2022
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How was Chadwick able to elude those trying to find him for so long?
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CBS News,
10 Aug. 2019
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Two of them were caught in August, but the third managed to elude capture for months.
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BostonGlobe.com,
7 June 2021
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In the park, the boy attempted to climb over a fence to elude police and threw his backpack over the fence ahead of him.
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cleveland,
5 Aug. 2022
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The suspect ditched the car and managed to elude police on foot, police said.
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Kaylee Remington,
cleveland.com,
28 June 2019
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Chiles eludes pressure and throws to the goal line for Velling, but it’s knocked away by Jay’Vion Cole at the last moment.
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Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com,
oregonlive,
3 Sep. 2023
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Sexism was not part of the culture when this prolific serial killer managed to elude authorities for close to a dozen years.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Oct. 2024
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Unmanned aerial systems are killing and maiming scores of people across the world, eluding even the most sophisticated air defenses.
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Colin Demarest,
Axios,
30 Sep. 2024
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