Examples of 'eludes' in a sentence
Meaning of "eludes"
Elude (verb): To evade or escape from someone or something in a cunning or skillful way, often by outwitting or avoiding them. In a sentence: The suspect managed to elude the police by hiding in an abandoned building
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- third-person singular simple present indicative form of elude
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He eludes the authorities and makes a getaway.
But the beast eludes them all.
That eludes even the seasoned pro.
That economic truism eludes modern economists.
He eludes his pursuers and reaches a port.
This is a book that eludes easy classification.
Fault eludes conventional and banal perfections.
The answer to that question still eludes me.
Something that eludes the rest of us mortals.
The depth of this opportunity eludes you.
The work eludes any one interpretation.
Except your freedom still eludes you.
But it eludes us because of one small thing.
I see the concept of fetch eludes you.
The killer eludes them every time.
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Your lust for needless battle eludes me.
Forgiveness eludes you even in your own head.
After nine days of battle victory eludes us.
My name eludes me from time to time.
Although the soft boil still eludes me.
Even my shadow eludes me as it fades away.
Though elegance in the world of romance eludes me.
The murderer eludes me at every turn.
Esteem in psychiatric circles still eludes him.
The answer eludes me at every turn.
The perspective of a young artist eludes understanding.
Happiness eludes us because we look for it from afar.
The subtlety of your plan eludes me so far.
She eludes us when she wants to.
But securing an army still eludes her.
All beauty eludes us and we wait.
The whole concept of firing eludes you.
But it eludes any precise definition.
There is always something that eludes description.
The individual eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers.
The connection with the elephants eludes me.
The real world eludes us more and more.
What happens next almost totally eludes me.
His surname eludes me at the moment.
The big picture still eludes you.
Stability eludes her at every turn.
The sublety of your plan eludes me so far.
The essay eludes rigid definitions.
Yet the name of the artist eludes me.
Still eludes too many people.
And yet somehow racial harmony eludes us.
Their mentality eludes them from the reality.
This is the question that jealousy eludes.
The filmmaker cleverly eludes the question.
There is that extra ingredient that eludes.
