elude
verb (used with object)
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade.
has been eluding
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present perfect progressiveof elude (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The Clippers beat the Lakers 133-115 on Tuesday, pushing a little closer toward realizing the top-end potential that has been eluding them for so long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
I think he’s been trying to make one for some time, because the Doctor would always rather make his own, but I think the technology of the wah-wah pedal has been eluding him.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2016
