dodge
verb (used with object)
to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy.
were dodging
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past progressiveof dodge.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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Morgan, and IBM and other quantum-computing players were dodging the tech selloff after the White House late Monday issued two executive orders to support quantum technology.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
That was after the U.S. steel and aluminum lobby complained that businesses were dodging the border taxes by shifting production of goods overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
With the wildfires now covering more than 210,000 acres and, as of Thursday afternoon, seizing and scorching still more territory, officials and politicians were dodging questions about Fort McMurray’s future.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2016
Cars leaving Middletown were dodging smoldering telephone poles and driving through billowing smoke on Sunday.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2015
As Matthew Stirling and his team were dodging ticks and unearthing stelae in Tres Zapotes, they found a cache of fifteen upside-down pottery bowls tucked into the ground six feet below the surface.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
