All 8 Uses

evade
in
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
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I hurried from the girls' locker room, pleased to find that I had successfully evaded my retriever friend for the moment.
Chpt 2 *

evaded = use cunning or dexterity to physically avoid
"I thought we were past all the evasiveness," I grumbled.
Chpt 9 *

evasiveness = the act of trying to avoid answering questions candidly (with direct answers)
"Aren't we past all the evasions now?" he reminded me softly.†
Chpt 9
She didn't get a chance to start on the subject again during class, and as soon as the bell rang, I took evasive action.†
Chpt 10
But the companionship he craved evaded him; he couldn't risk familiarity.†
Chpt 16
He clearly understood my evasion.†
Chpt 17
Sleep had evaded me; my aching eyes strained open even though the night finally ended and dawn broke over a low peak somewhere in California.†
Chpt 20
I had to think clearly, because Alice and Jasper were waiting for me, and evading them was absolutely essential, and absolutely impossible.†
Chpt 21

Definitions:

(1) (evade as in: evade the enemy)
physically avoid or get away from; or said of something that is hard to obtain
(2) (evade as in: evade the question)
to avoid or try to avoid either a responsibility or telling the whole truth
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)