How to Use evasive in a Sentence

evasive

adjective

• They took evasive action to avoid capture.
• She gave an evasive answer.
• The ferry was forced to take evasive action, officials said.
  — Sarah Wu, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2019
• Brown accused Aldrete of being evasive and using talking points in her answers.
  — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2019
• The suspension is comfy-soft but not sloppy in evasive maneuvers or when out driving for pleasure.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2019
• Tafolla said Yeng grew evasive around the end of 2018 about plans to move forward with the company.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2019
• Pressed by analysts this week on corporate governance, Mr Coury was evasive.
  — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
• The victim attempted to take evasive action and laid his motorcycle down, but the motorcycle struck the left side of the trailer.
  — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, 30 July 2019
• The motorcyclist took evasive action in an attempt to avoid a crash with the motor vehicle, police said, and was thrown from the motorcycle.
  — Emily Brindley, courant.com, 4 Aug. 2019
• City officials have been evasive in response to Free Press inquiries over the last several months regarding the bond initiative.
  — Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2019
• In the process, however, Uber may have helped energize critics who insist that evasive big tech companies be held to account for their toxic negligence.
  — Wired, 13 Sep. 2019
• But true to his evasive Pisces Venus, Devin doesn’t ultimately care nor accept responsibility.
  — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2024
• But in the second part, that wily and evasive Durst is gone.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
• Roberts got his fourth touchdown on an evasive 23-yard dash to the end zone.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020
• The Sox have been oddly evasive when asked about his progress.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021
• But he's not been evasive when it was brought to light, and he's faced it squarely.
  — NBC News, 11 Oct. 2020
• The shark tried to make a swift evasive move right before the collision.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
• So an even more evasive form of XBB.1.5 could be showing up soon.
  — Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
• Wilder will be more cautious, more evasive and smarter.
  — Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
• That’s a very short amount of time to plan an evasive maneuver.
  — Eric MacK, Forbes, 15 July 2022
• Asked about the brawl in his press conference, Mullen was evasive.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2020
• The somewhat evasive answer to that question, at least for now, is that a shot is still a shot.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 5 Feb. 2021
• For a while, jabs in the arm were enough, but then came the vaccine-evasive Omicron variant late last year.
  — Grady McGregor, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2022
• Most were evasive when asked about the planning efforts or the trip leader.
  — Fox News, 7 May 2021
• To do so is the real work—and pleasure—of reading this subtle and evasive book.
  — Sarah Chihaya, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
• When asked if Gilmore was in Foxboro, Belichick was evasive in his answer.
  — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021
• The problem with it may be simpler, more evasive of review.
  — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 19 Nov. 2021
• In order to avoid a collision, the U.S. craft was forced to take evasive action.
  — Fox News, 29 Dec. 2022
• Neither was damaged and no sailors were hurt as a result of the evasive actions.
  — Matt Seyler, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2022
• Secret Service Director Cheatle sounds like an evasive politician.
  — Fox News, 18 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024