evade capture

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

To avoid being caught, especially by trickery.

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  • The refugees evaded capture by hiding in the dense forest.
  • The notorious bank robber managed to evade capture for over a decade.
  • Despite a massive manhunt, the fugitive continued to evade capture.
  • The clever fox used its knowledge of the terrain to evade capture.
  • His main objective in the game was to evade capture by the enemy team.
  • She had been evading capture for weeks, moving from city to city.
  • The spy was trained in various techniques to evade capture if compromised.
  • Evading capture required him to live a life constantly on the run.
  • The slippery politician seemed to always evade capture for his corrupt dealings.
  • His ability to evade capture was legendary, making him a folk hero to some.