evade capture/arrest

idiom

: to avoid being captured/arrested

They have evaded capture/arrest so far.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities in southwestern Oregon are warning that a man suspected of kidnapping a woman and beating her unconscious may now be using dating apps to evade capture or find potential new victims, according to police. —Andy Rose, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023

Some try to evade capture after crossing, but most seek out U.S. border agents to begin the process of making a humanitarian claim. —Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021

Flash forward 15 years later, and this leads to a dash around the world as Hanna and Erik continuously evade capture, while Hanna also gets her first taste of life as a teenager (and Snickers bars). —Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 2 July 2020

The band members then spend the rest of the video trying to outrun fans, getting into a fight with a chain gang, speeding through a mini market and even jumping off a roof to evade capture. —Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2023

But many others, including previous U.S. deportees, travel with smugglers who seek to evade capture by making dangerous getaway attempts. —Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023

To evade capture, some yacht owners have moved their vessels to the sanction-free waters of Russia and Turkey. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022

The study provides new insights into how sharks’ are defending themselves to evade capture by orcas. —Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022

The new footage shows this great white shark attempted to evade capture by orcas, using behavior not previously seen exhibited by these large predators. —Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022

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