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

When one is not escaping from a man-eating trout one is eluding a vampire bat.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 24, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir