elude
verb (used with object)
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade.
was eluding
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past progressiveof elude.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Fans in the Motor City haven’t been this fired up about the Lions since the previous century when Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders was eluding defenders.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Other law enforcement agencies declined to assist in the pursuit if the only allegation against the driver, other than misdemeanor traffic violations, was eluding officers, the report states.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
We kept doing all these different passes and all these different versions of the end and it was eluding, eluding but I knew it was there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
Quite clearly, he was eluding the police and she didn’t know why.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2015
As an athlete, I knew if I worked a little harder I would find the success that was eluding me.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
