Eluded
[ɪ'lu:did]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Elude
Editor: William
Examples
- But if she DID, the letter was written and sent away with a privacy which eluded all her watchfulness to ascertain the fact. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- He easily eluded me, and said, Be calm! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He waited, but she had eluded him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I darted towards the spot from which the sound proceeded; but the devil eluded my grasp. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The man dressed like a mechanic has eluded all inquiries. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is not surprising, therefore, that these subtle rays should have so long eluded the observation of the scientist. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- These questions are decisive, and must not be eluded. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- She eluded them and despised them--or at least she was committed to the other path from which retreat was now impossible. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- To our disappointment the panel eluded our every effort to negotiate its secret lock. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Editor: William