Example Sentences

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There are technological and biological wonders inside the sleek San Gabriel offices of Seamus Blackley, which are evasively named — intentionally so — Pacific Light & Hologram.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

US Navy warships fired Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles, which are GPS-guided and can be programmed to fly evasively, the US military says.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

The two got into Ms. Tambur’s car and drove to Niagara Falls; the DOJ alleges that the car stopped frequently and was driven evasively, purportedly to try and lose surveillance trailing them.

From Washington Times • Aug. 12, 2023

Like a cruise missile or drone, it can maneuver evasively in flight, and like a ballistic missile, it is hypersonic, traveling many times the speed of sound.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2022

“Yes, whenever I didn’t read something out of a book properly,” he replied evasively.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke