elude
verb (used with object)
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade.
is eluding
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present progressiveof elude (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In one of the standout moments of the film, Natasha is eluding a worldwide manhunt while doing absolutely nothing to change her appearance.
From The Verge ● Jul. 12, 2021
Pittsburgh Steelers: Balance is eluding the Steelers’ offense, but measuring the factors involved is complicated.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2018
For Finner, the self-reliance he so values is eluding him in the wake of the storm.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2017
In most ways the Bloch household is a not unpleasant place to be, but everybody’s so quick and verbal that at first you don’t notice that happiness is eluding them.
From Time ● Aug. 23, 2016
He is a kind of moral poacher, who, though he may not live by law, takes much of his life's tone from the sense that he is eluding it.
From Is Life Worth Living? by W. H. (William Hurrell) Mallock
