His speed finished the run, eluding a last, desperate dive by punter Jake Gibbs.
From the usatoday.com
Now, he practiced firing off the line, eluding his dad's block and tackling JuJu.
From the denverpost.com
He has good size, sees the field well, and does a good job of eluding the rush.
From the denverpost.com
Both are dangerous because they're adept at eluding tacklers and extending plays.
From the latimes.com
But in many ways, Lori Rebimbas still feels stuck, as if progress is eluding her.
From the latimes.com
Young wasn't sacked, but did a nice job of eluding rushers on a few occasions.
From the tennessean.com
The most quotidian of miracles, the birth of a healthy baby, was eluding them.
From the al.com
After eluding capture for months, that croc is now in hiding, whereabouts unknown.
From the sfgate.com
Vick dodged and darted through the defense, eluding several tackles along the way.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
Hedge: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
(elusion) slip: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
Elusion was a female R&B group that consisted of two separate sets of identical twin sisters, Tamica and Tanya Johnson, and Michelle and Marie Harris. They only released one album as a group, "Think about it" in 1998.
(elusion) The act, or abstract properties, of eluding
(elusion) where is the pain that will not forsake me by being transient
Means "to dodge or escape": Serious relationships always seemed to elude him. Also beware of illude "to deceive, trick", the verb underlying illusion. It isn't used often but it is out there.
To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, and so on; evade.