Evading
[ɪ'ved]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evade
Typist: Ursula
Examples
- I gained nothing by evading the troublesome questions which arose concerning women and children. Plato. The Republic.
- Dorothea is learning to read the characters simply, said Mr. Casaubon, evading the question. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It was possessed by, and was the property of--him as I have made mention on,' said Riderhood, stupidly evading the actual mention of the name. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- As to dead men, Tony, proceeds Mr. Guppy, evading this proposal, there have been dead men in most rooms. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typist: Ursula