elude
verb (used with object)
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade.
have been eluding
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present perfect progressiveof elude.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 origins of this personal subjective consciousness have been eluding researchers for decades.
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
The TFU tale is somewhat familiar, with lovelorn people taken in by new-age hucksters claiming to have the answers that have been eluding them.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023
To my mind, the time has come to reverse our perspective, to recognise that visions of a desirable future have been eluding us because we have failed to consider that migrants are not a nightmare.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2015
After all, the grand tournaments have been eluding them and someone such as the 31-year-old John O'Shea was making his first appearance on such a stage.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2012
