Example sentences for: eluded

How can you use “eluded” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But he also managed to carry off, almost by sheer force of personality, an accomplishment that eluded governments, world leaders, and multilateral organizations for four years: He ended the war in Bosnia.

  • The governors have learned how to form multicultural coalitions, another feat that has eluded their congressional confreres.

  • While it had always been possible to buy movie posters or souvenir plates (and God knows we're thankful for the plates), the concept of creating a toy universe replicating the one in the film somehow eluded movie makers until Lucas came along.

  • Margaret Thatcher simply eluded him.

  • As a jazz composer, Sun Ra never fulfilled the bright promise of his early recordings like Jazz in Silhouette . But by founding a cult, he earned a lasting place in the larger culture, which otherwise might have eluded him.


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