dodge
verb (used with object)
to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy.
have dodged
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present perfectof dodge.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At least for the moment, we have dodged that bullet.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
The AINs are far outnumbered by the dozens of Russian-born athletes who have dodged the ban on their motherland and taken to the ice and snow under the flags of other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
I think he may have dodged a bullet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
England may have dodged an embarrasing slip-up here, but will be aware things are not going to get any easier.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
He thinks that he has been unobserved, but I have dodged his footsteps when he knew not I was near.
From Won from the Waves by John B. Greene
