Example Sentences

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His signature artworks often appear without warning, sparking global conversation, but the culprit quietly dodges the limelight.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A further risk for Ms. Spanberger is that her dodges contribute to a wider perception that she lacks candor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The self-infantilizing is disconcerting to watch, and no doubt petrifying to experience firsthand, but Gaga dodges the fan and gets into her waiting vehicle.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Upon entering a cavernous room, its barely lit cobblestones reflecting a sickly green, you are charged by a towering beast that can be overcome only through a punishing sequence of precise dodges and parrying.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

But the fire dodges him and races up into the house.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides