evade
verb (used with object)
to escape from by trickery or cleverness.
evades
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present tense formof evade (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
In lab studies, the Cicada subvariant efficiently evades immunity from a prior vaccination or infection, according to a report published by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
“It seems sometimes progress evades us,” Walker says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
This "dark matter" is a mysterious entity that evades all forms of direct observation yet makes its presence felt through its invisible pull on visible objects.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
“Not everything’s about you,” Alyssa says, but the way she evades Jacqui’s glare tells me that this time it is.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
