elude
verb (used with object)
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade.
were 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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This sucks, I thought, because even though spoken words were eluding me, I could thankfully still think.
From Time ● Sep. 25, 2014
Somehow Osha and the wretched boys were eluding him.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
It was evident that some belated fugitives were eluding the authorities of both countries.
From In the Midst of Alarms by Robert Barr
Mary was away and neither Blackburn nor Mrs. Timberlake had uttered a word during the four short courses, which Patrick served as noiselessly as if he were eluding an enemy.
From The Builders by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
