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
In all, the government said he had evaded nearly $50 million in taxes.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
But then suddenly, Graeme's efforts pay off as we sight a stonechat, the feathered fiend who had evaded us earlier, sitting happily atop a fence post.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
The Shetani’s murderous reputation was frightening enough, but it was the fact that the monster had evaded capture for so many years that set her on edge.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
