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

The flip Dane�s been attempting has been eluding him and he can�t quite figure out why.

From Time Magazine Archive