dodge
verb (used with object)
to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy.
had been dodging
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past perfect progressiveof dodge.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Since we first spoke by phone back in July, Harpster had been dodging me.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2023
At synods and other church gatherings, Francis has forced conversations on contested issues the Catholic Church had been dodging for decades — from homosexuality to divorce to contraception.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2016
Within hours of Haley’s press conference Republicans who had been dodging the issue said they were “glad” Haley made her remarks and supported her decision.
From Forbes ● Jun. 23, 2015
She had been dodging these commonplace and old-fashioned Responsibilities all her Life and now cruel Circumstances compelled her to spend Hours in servile Attentions to a stray Specimen.
From Knocking the Neighbors by George Ade
I have heard of a solicitor taking revenge out of an Australian who had been dodging service of a writ, issued from the said solicitor's office, for weeks.
From The Awful Australian by Valerie Desmond
