evade
verb (used with object)
to escape from by trickery or cleverness.
had evaded
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past perfectof evade.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It issues daily updates on its operation, and up until April 17 said that "zero" vessels had evaded the blockade.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
“Having escaped the LAPD’s efforts to pin him with both murders, the suspect had evaded all modern investigation,” Mr. Frankel declares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The $50 million figure was based on how much he had evaded in taxes in 2014 alone, plus what the government asserted were interest and penalties.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
Tom Phillips, who disappeared with his children in late 2021, had evaded capture despite a nationwide search and multiple sightings over the years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
Sleep had evaded me; my aching eyes strained open even though the night finally ended and dawn broke over a low peak somewhere in California.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
