eluded

[ ih-loo-did ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of elude.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eluded¹

elude ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

His goal of success on the global stage eluded him however, as TSM departed Worlds with a winless performance.

From Washington Post

Direct evidence has eluded researchers, but there are suggestive examples.

From Science News

All that was missing through the 1990s and into the 2000s was a championship, which eluded Los Angeles across seven managers, seven general managers and three ownership changes.

From FiveThirtyEight

Ghabboun holds degrees in interior design and web design, but steady work as a designer has eluded him.

From ProPublica

These online meetups often provide a richness of topical conversation that eludes the town halls staged by TV news networks.

From Washington Post

Female sexuality has long confounded researchers and eluded popular understanding.

From The Daily Beast

Eric Frein eluded Pennsylvania police for seven weeks after he allegedly killed a state trooper with a sniper shot.

From The Daily Beast

Had I finally found that spiritual connecting tissue that for years had eluded me?

From The Daily Beast

In the event, the Gang of Barbarians eluded the 400 police officers assigned to the case until it was too late.

From The Daily Beast

For almost a century, women like Workman continued to establish themselves in the sport, but Everest eluded them.

From The Daily Beast

The power of vision, the source of muscular action, the fountain of life, have all eluded the skill of man.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the high-keyed wailing of this same man-child wanting his bottle, but it eluded Bud completely.

From Project Gutenberg

This woman, whose name and life have eluded history, foretold one year as the length of Francois's reign.

From Project Gutenberg

Having eluded their pursuers, the Sioux drew the ponies to an easy canter and continued toward the north.

From Project Gutenberg

Men of Pax perhaps who had come to hunt down the outlaws who had successfully eluded their rule on earth?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• baffle
• confound
• dodge
• evade
• flee
• foil
• frustrate
• outrun
• outwit
• puzzle
• shun
• stall
• stonewall
• thwart