Example Sentences

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Even he admitted that in the months after earning the green jacket that had eluded him for so long, he “felt a little flat on the golf course.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The film's Grammy win for "Golden" was widely viewed as a breakthrough moment for K-pop, marking the genre's first victory at an awards show that had eluded the industry despite its global popularity.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

“These sites were designed to be the last line of defense against H-Bomb carrying Soviet bombers that had eluded the Air Force’s interceptor jet aircraft,” the park service said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025

It took just one game of their 2025 Six Nations campaign for Ireland to rediscover a quality that had eluded them through all of last autumn - the ability to work themselves into a rhythm.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

Here was the rhythm that had eluded her before, buried in the whispered cadence of their names.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo