evade - use in sentences

Object

  • predator: Small bodied species, like roe deer, may evade predators more by concealment.
  • hound: Quarry that evade hounds rapidly return to normal behavior.
  • taxis: The survey sought to uncover why taxpayers evade taxes.

Used with why or when

  • what: I don't quite get how it is possible to evade what is going on vis-a-vis the individual and what is left of nature.

Modifying Another Word

  • somehow: A low cross from Stevens somehow evaded everyone, including Jimmy Martin arriving at the far post.
  • successfully: Two-thirds of the mink located by the hounds successfully evaded capture.
  • easily: A man who could have easily evaded his captors.

Present participle complement

  • pay: One cannot evade paying higher interest rate for personal loans with bad credit.
  • give: The opponent must respond accurately or make a skip bid to evade giving information about his hand away.
  • make: The decision The manager must not evade making a final choice of the alternative which seems best to her or him.

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