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

It has been evading us time and again.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 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