eludes

present tense third-person singular of elude

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of eludes These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation. Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025 This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women. Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025 Widespread distribution across the country eludes the liquid and it’s rarely mentioned in conversation with the usual suspects of scotch superstardom. Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Deliver Me from Nowhere has an intimacy and immediacy that eludes most film biographies. Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025 The Four’s true archenemy, Richards’s scientific nemesis and mirror image Doctor Doom, is absent in First Steps but will appear in a sequel, giving the world’s largest entertainment machine another crack at the depth that often eludes it. Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eludes
Verb
  • Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The device's roller mop avoids obstacles with 3D sensors, and the OMNI station even hot-air dries the mops.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Martha Stewart avoids cooking while on vacation, preferring to experience local cuisines.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Lo escapes the storage room and tries to find her way off the yacht undetected.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Lo escapes by jumping off the boat and swimming to shore.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025

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