All 8 Uses of
evade
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- ' "No," replied the figure evasively; "but I am always present."†
Chpt 6
- Mr Pluck was about to return some evasive reply, when the hustle caused by a party entering the next box seemed to attract the attention of all four gentlemen, who exchanged glances of much meaning.†
Chpt 27
- Nicholas hazarded one or two further remarks, but it was evident that Tim Linkinwater had his own reasons for evading the subject, and that he was determined to afford no further information respecting the fair unknown, who had awakened so much curiosity in the breast of his young friend.†
Chpt 40
- This was a puzzling inquiry; but Newman evaded it, by replying to Mr Lillyvick, that he thought the baby might possibly come like him in time.†
Chpt 52
- Of her, however, Mr Lillyvick took no notice: rather striving (so, at least, it seemed to Newman Noggs) to evade her observation, and to shrink into himself whenever he attracted her regards.†
Chpt 52
- Why, how many lies, what mean and abject evasions, what humbled behaviour from upstarts who, but for my money, would spurn me aside as they do their betters every day, would that ten thousand pounds have brought me in!†
Chpt 56
- 'I said, letting alone the risk,' replied Squeers, evasively.†
Chpt 56 *
- ' 'What document was it that you had?' asked Ralph, evading, for the moment, the point just raised.†
Chpt 60
Definition:
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(evade as in: evade the enemy) physically avoid or get away from; or: said of something that is hard to obtain