Example Sentences

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Its pleasures will elude those who don’t know, or care about, such subsidiary characters as E.B.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Chelsea and Laurie will elude them by connecting with Gaitok.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

The only thing certain is that future variants, if they are to be successful, will elude immune protection.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Areas along California’s coastline will elude the heat.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

To this I said: ‘But you, now—you must tell me how I can trap this venerable sea-god. He will elude me if he takes alarm; no man—god knows—can quell a god with ease.’

From "The Odyssey" by Homer