avoid capture

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

To successfully stay away from being caught.

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Examples (10)

  • The escaped prisoner did everything he could to avoid capture.
  • For months, the notorious hacker managed to avoid capture by using sophisticated techniques.
  • The clever fox twisted and turned through the forest to avoid capture by the hounds.
  • Despite a nationwide search, the fugitive continued to avoid capture for over a year.
  • Moving only at night, the refugees hoped to avoid capture and reach the border safely.
  • The spy had been trained in advanced evasion techniques to avoid capture in enemy territory.
  • He narrowly avoided capture when the police raided his hideout just minutes after he left.
  • After the bank robbery, the gang split up to increase their chances of avoiding capture.
  • The rebel leader has successfully avoided capture by hiding in the remote mountains.
  • Intelligence agencies are working together to ensure the terrorist cannot avoid capture for much longer.