evade
verb (used with object)
to escape from by trickery or cleverness.
has been evading
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present perfect progressiveof evade (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 pursuit of the Bella 1, an aging oil tanker that has been evading the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
That’s when the inner trouble Neil has been evading since his Brooklyn childhood hauntingly resounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
Thus far it has been evading justice, crossing state lines to end up closer to Bladensburg Waterfront Park, and flapping across the Anacostia to the Arboretum when cornered.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
Assange denies the accusations and has said he has been evading Swedish authorities for fear of being extradited to the United States if he returns to Sweden for questioning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2015
The software developer has been evading Belize authorities for nearly four weeks and has chronicled his life on the run in his blog, www.whoismcafee.com.
From Reuters ● Dec. 8, 2012
