elude
verb (used with object)
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade.
have eluded
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present perfectof elude.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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More planes are the key to earnings and free cash flow, which have eluded the company for years.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
What appears to have eluded voters is that the can has not budged in more than a decade.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
Of particular concern is the rise of a hyperinfectious subvariant known as KP.3.1.1, which is so contagious that even people who have eluded infection throughout the pandemic are getting sick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
The point he will make, aides say, is that his achievements as president might have eluded less experienced politicians.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Rosemont’s surge, unexpected and sudden, may have eluded Pollard until very late in the race.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
