evasion
noun
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something.
evasions
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pluralof evasion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She added: "Families who have suffered deserve honesty, transparency and a full apology – not evasions and excuses."
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
The investigating police officer, Siri Bengtsson, is new to the force and a shrewd interpreter of the silences and evasions she encounters when questioning Skavböke’s wary inhabitants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
But his evasions are getting harder to maintain.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
He was confronted about the accusations during a primary debate, and responded with a series of lies and evasions.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2023
Theo, whose evasions still bother me, whose secrets don’t make sense to me, whose secrets I didn’t even imagine existed.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
