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evade as in: evade the enemy
The robber evaded the police and blended into the crowd.
physically avoid or get away from; or: said of something that is hard to obtain
The robber evaded the police and blended into the crowd.
This difficult idea seems to evade her
...if the evasion worked all right and he managed to...
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
And her strategy has been to evade, not attack.
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games
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...suddenly he caught her face between his two hands and kissed her, before really she could evade him.
Theodore Dreiser -- An American Tragedy
I hurried from the girls’ locker room, pleased to find that I had successfully evaded my retriever friend for the moment.
Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
The men in his legions worshipped him not only for his courage and cunning but for his uncanny ability— to evade death even when facing appalling odds.
Sabaa Tahir -- An Ember in the Ashes
He fights recklessly, almost frenziedly, and I easily evade his assault.
Sabaa Tahir -- An Ember in the Ashes
When a prisoner of style escapes it’s called an evasion.
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
...we’ll all evade together.
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Don’t stop now; don’t fool around here, and the evasion booming along so handsome; man the sweeps, and set her loose!
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Helene has followed me out of the mess hall, but the fog helps me evade her.
Sabaa Tahir -- An Ember in the Ashes
The first time I catched Tom private I asked him what was his idea, time of the evasion?
Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The event evades explanation
his evasion of all his creditors
If he is in superior strength, evade him.
Sun, Tzu -- The Art of War
By diving I could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank, take to the woods and get away home.
Bierce, Ambrose -- An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge
If you try to evade me, I’ll stop you, if it’s by the hair, and raise the very stones against you