become elusive

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

To transition into a state of being difficult to find or catch.

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Examples (10)

  • Sleep can become elusive when you are stressed.
  • The suspect became elusive, disappearing into the dense forest.
  • Success has become elusive for the team this season.
  • Without more funding, a cure for the disease will become even more elusive.
  • He watched the rare bird becoming elusive as it flew higher into the clouds.
  • If we don't act now, a peaceful resolution will become elusive.
  • The solution to the puzzle became frustratingly elusive.
  • As he grew older, the simple joys of childhood became elusive.
  • Profitability became elusive for the startup after its main competitor launched a new product.
  • The true meaning of the ancient text became elusive as key pages were lost.