evade
verb (used with object)
to escape from by trickery or cleverness.
was evading
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past progressiveof evade.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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As comfortable mingling with heads of states and celebrities as he was evading defenders, Pelé made an impact in capitals across continents.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Cornyn felt safe enough that he was evading mainstream attention that he wasn't even particularly coy about it.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2022
“By not adding “royalty and licence fee” into the transaction value, Xiaomi India was evading customs duty being the beneficial owner of such imported mobile phones, the parts and components thereof,” the statement said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2022
John German from the International Council on Clean Transportation was part of the team that discovered VW software was evading emissions tests.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2017
But the way she was evading the question told him it should.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
