She gave an evasive answer.
They took evasive action to avoid capture.
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This last-minute postponement of their briefing with Senator on Iran is outrageous, evasive, and derelict.—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Since the bombshell report on Monday, the White House has been evasive on whether Signal is indeed not approved to send classified material or information.—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025 The columnist also asked Rosen if the team regrets celebrating their latest World Series championship at the White House with President Donald Trump, and Rosen doubled down on the team's evasive stance.—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 On Monday, the agency received a tip from a group of hikers of a man who appeared evasive and unprepared near the Ingalls Creek and Valley High areas late Monday night, according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for evasive
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Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(4), an evasive or incomplete answer to an interrogatory or to a question at a deposition is treated as a failure to answer and may be subject to an opponent's motion to compel an answer.
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