Examples of evasive in a Sentence
She gave an evasive answer.
They took evasive action to avoid capture.
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Two incidents on the same lap where Verstappen forced Norris to take evasive action to avoid running off the track led to 20 seconds of penalties for the Red Bull driver.
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Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The swarm can then take evasive action to increase their likelihood of completing their mission.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Prosecutor:Big Mac Bridge fire suspects used 'evasive tactics' to avoid contact
Aside from two traffic cases for driving without a license, Stumpf has no prior criminal record in Hamilton or Clermont counties as an adult.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Pressed on what had gone wrong, the men were talked in evasive circles, insisting that the team of 18 people behind $HAWK had not sold their tokens.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Luke Smith, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The swarm can then take evasive action to increase their likelihood of completing their mission.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Prosecutor:Big Mac Bridge fire suspects used 'evasive tactics' to avoid contact
Aside from two traffic cases for driving without a license, Stumpf has no prior criminal record in Hamilton or Clermont counties as an adult.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Pressed on what had gone wrong, the men were talked in evasive circles, insisting that the team of 18 people behind $HAWK had not sold their tokens.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasive. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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evasive
adjective
eva·sive
i-ˈvā-siv 
-ziv
: tending or meant to evade
gave an evasive answer
evasively
adverb
evasiveness
noun
Legal Definition
evasive
adjective
eva·sive
i-ˈvā-siv, -ziv
: tending or intending to evade
Note: 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.
evasively
adverb
evasiveness
noun
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