evade
verb (used with object)
to escape from by trickery or cleverness.
evading
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present participleof evade.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He compared the plight of ultra-Orthodox men evading the military draft to the persecution of Jews during the Holocaust.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Lawyers for Abramovich have said that he denies evading tax or concealing his fortune.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
First, Jefferson ran from one sideline to the other in the backfield, evading would-be defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Almásy shelters Katharine in a cave and goes off to get help, eventually evading arrest and stealing an airplane to rescue her.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 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
