How to Use elusive in a Sentence

elusive

adjective

• The truth may prove elusive.
• This is the most elusive, and also the smallest, of the five.
  — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 26 July 2019
• The stakes are so high, and the best talent is so elusive right now.
  — Andrea Davey, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• The state is a predator and the rule of law remains elusive.
  — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 7 July 2021
• Runs hard and is elusive but isn’t gonna run over guys.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity.com, 17 Apr. 2017
• In sum, Donovan has proven to be as elusive off the field as on it.
  — Brian Straus, SI.com, 13 Jan. 2018
• Cook is one of the most elusive backs in the league, but Woods made his job too easy on this play.
  — John Owning, Dallas News, 13 May 2020
• Even at the low end of that range, that target has been elusive.
  — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
• Yet, one prize — the grandest of them all — has been elusive.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
• Since then, a mass of visitors has dropped by to catch a glimpse of the elusive dog.
  — Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
• The why — why a brand even exists — proves more elusive.
  — Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2021
• Long days end late and leave cooks so wired that sleep is elusive.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2020
• At the same time, Haley proved to be a more elusive leader.
  — chicagotribune.com, 9 Mar. 2018
• Well, kind of since being elusive is kind of Tenet's thing.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• Many did, but some were elusive or didn't want to re-open that wound on a journey through the past.
  — Chris O'Connell, Chron, 15 May 2022
• But dreams can be elusive, and sometimes, a bit too pricey.
  — Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
• That’s the elusive wellness wish of, well, most people, right?
  — Caitlin Carlson, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• But even in the best of times, making ends meet was often elusive.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 4 May 2020
• The clues kept coming in, yet a smoking gun was elusive.
  — Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• In other words, the answer is as elusive as the virus itself.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2021
• The goal was clear for Smith, but a financial game plan was elusive.
  — James Vlahos, GQ, 18 Apr. 2018
• The hunt for one of the nation's most elusive serial killers may now be over.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 26 Apr. 2018
• From moment to moment, though, the movie is more elusive.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• But Higgs the man emerges in your book as an elusive person as well.
  — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 June 2022
• The director’s whole career has been built on the elusive search for now.
  — Vulture, 26 May 2023
• That’s proving to be just as elusive as the search for a quarterback.
  — Jamie Samuelsen, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2018
• The hope is that the registry will produce answers that have been elusive.
  — Larry Lage, Star Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020
• Yet so much depends on the perfect baguette and the perfect baguette is elusive.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• The promise of rental has been in the air for some time, but profits and real scale have been elusive.
  — Evan Clark, WWD, 23 Oct. 2024
• President Joe Biden has been at times optimistic, but a deal has remained elusive.
  — Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024