How to Use evasive in a Sentence

evasive

adjective

• They took evasive action to avoid capture.
• She gave an evasive answer.
• But even the comms team seemed evasive.
  — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
• But he's not been evasive when it was brought to light, and he's faced it squarely.
  — NBC News, 11 Oct. 2020
• The Sox have been oddly evasive when asked about his progress.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
• That’s a very short amount of time to plan an evasive maneuver.
  — Eric MacK, Forbes, 15 July 2022
• Roberts got his fourth touchdown on an evasive 23-yard dash to the end zone.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020
• The car did not appear to brake or take any other evasive action.
  — Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• The shark tried to make a swift evasive move right before the collision.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
• Most were evasive when asked about the planning efforts or the trip leader.
  — Fox News, 7 May 2021
• Though the team has been evasive about nailing down a position, the hard part is over.
  — Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
• Asked about the brawl in his press conference, Mullen was evasive.
  — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 1 Nov. 2020
• He has been slammed for his shaky demeanor and evasive responses.
  — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• Cast members have been evasive to the point of parody.
  — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
• Not every calm response is evasive.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• The somewhat evasive answer to that question, at least for now, is that a shot is still a shot.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 5 Feb. 2021
• The wreck may be buried once more, but at least researchers now know a bit more about the evasive Durham boat.
  — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 4 May 2017
• Neither was damaged and no sailors were hurt as a result of the evasive actions.
  — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2022
• To do so is the real work—and pleasure—of reading this subtle and evasive book.
  — Sarah Chihaya, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
• But if a client is already frustrated, that same message can feel cold or evasive.
  — Denise Turley, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
• The police found her evasive, and her name was not known publicly until decades later.
  — New York Times, 22 May 2021
• The bust marks a rare and direct strike against one of the world’s most evasive cyber adversaries.
  — Michael Barnhart, Fortune, 3 July 2025
• Trump, likewise, has been highly evasive on the subject of Sater.
  — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 28 Aug. 2017
• Here's why crafting Arizona's budget this year could be even more evasive.
  — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026
• The founder was evasive, the model was unfocused and the pressure was high to get into the deal.
  — Shayne Fitz-Coy, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• The man drove at the deputy, who was able to take an evasive backward maneuver to avoid a collision.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2020
• Investors hear evasive answers in earnings calls.
  — Mohamed Al Hashemi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• For a while, jabs in the arm were enough, but then came the vaccine-evasive Omicron variant late last year.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2022
• Lawson took evasive action and drove off the side of the road and crashed, sustaining injury.
  — Stepheny Price , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
• But what if the tennis hero is annoyingly coy, vague, or evasive about the reason for the drop in form?
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 28 June 2017