Example Sentences

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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

And although their answers may not have been fully satisfying, it wasn’t because they were dodging and obfuscating — or trying to run out the clock on the timed interrogations.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2021

Most of the giveaways took place while we were living in our old apartment, so it’s not like the four of us were dodging extra kitchen appliances for months.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2021

The hearings were combative at times, with senators venting that administration officials were dodging simple questions.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2018

She did somersaults and darted back and forth in zigzags, as if she were dodging laser beams.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller