Examples of 'avoided the question' in a sentence

Meaning of "avoided the question"

When someone 'avoided the question', it means that they intentionally evaded or sidestepped answering a specific question. This behavior is often seen when someone wants to deflect attention, hide information, or avoid giving a direct answer

How to use "avoided the question" in a sentence

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avoided the question
You kind of avoided the question earlier.
She never talked about it and always avoided the question.
He just avoided the question and hurried away.
Trump more or less avoided the question.
She avoided the question the first time.
The president tactfully avoided the question.
He avoided the question multiple times.
Just completely avoided the question.
Maybe he avoided the question because he did not want to give you a clue.
I asked you earlier and you avoided the question.
You have avoided the question once again.
Only later did I realize she had created a distraction and avoided the question.
I think you avoided the question.
I have asked you about the Commission ' s participation in educational programmes, and you avoided the question.
Spain simply avoided the question.

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I avoided the question, saying I lacked the knowledge to reply.
Kavanaugh avoided the question.
Alice had anything to do with it, you avoided the question.
Tom avoided the question.
I asked him about Goldie and he just avoided the question and hurried away.
She avoided the question.
The Liberals always avoided the question.
Yangzi avoided the question I asked him.
But Snead repeatedly avoided the question.
The men avoided the question and changed the subject, asking Jesus, “ Where are you staying? ”.
The Prime Minister however had avoided the question.
Sort of avoided the question.
Whenever he asked her what was wrong, she avoided the question.
Maybe he avoided the question.
When I asked how уou got assigned here, уou avoided the question.
Robin avoided the question.
Of course, he smiled and avoided the question.
The system also avoided the question of item power.
When they asked how long it took for me, I avoided the question.
Katherine avoided the question.
When I asked how you got assigned here… you avoided the question.
It was obvious how she avoided the question with another question.
First of all you've neatly avoided the question.
These amendments, however, avoided the question of the large numbers of workers in excluded categories.
In his letter, Ritter tactfully avoided the question of freedom.
And now, Ndikumana has so far avoided the question of an epidemic.
Once again, you avoided the question.
I have to admit, I've avoided the question a little.

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