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Evasive meaning
Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself. | Directed towards avoidance or escape
Synonyms of Evasive
Example sentences (20)
The first is legitimate evasive action by an opponent (what constitutes legitimate evasive action is an umpiring judgment).
As cows (or horses) slowly trudge through fields of grass, they frighten well-hidden insects into evasive maneuvers and the cattle egrets take that opportunity to gobble them up.
But asked directly twice whether Stafford can grip a football, McVay was more evasive.
Due to its unique combination of being already quite immune evasive and being better able to ‘break down the door’ to the human body, one expert from the World Health Organisation called it the most transmissible Omicrion sub-variant detected to date.
Garcia-Rodriguez was described as "evasive with investigators," Bruegger said.
He catapulted back across the track, with British driver Lando Norris forced to take evasive action, dodging a flying wheel and Stroll’s out-of-control machine.
He said there was no accident and no other vehicles had to take evasive action because of McMurdo's driving.
In Gaza, I imagine the hundreds of Christians – constituting the main part of the Christian minority in the Strip – presently sheltering in their church will (barring a miraculous, if evasive, ceasefire) still be there.
Like its parent XBB, Kraken has strong immune evasive properties compared with previous Omicron sub-lineages, according to scientists.
The CBI alleged that Sisodia was “non-cooperative, completely evasive and not disclosing true facts”.
The reply further states Sisodia, who allegedly has remained non-cooperative and evasive during probe, is a “key link to unearth the modus operandi”.
When asked by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, a top ranking Democrat on the committee, whether the results of that investigation would be made public Kimura was evasive.
Aemond wasn't being evasive when he pointed out, "Someone will have to rule in his stead,"Alicent, somewhat worried about Aegon's life, was taken aback that the Small Council would pass her over for him.
But it looks evasive.
But other moments were rockier, including evasive answers on how to pay for her economic plans during the “60 Minutes” interview.
Garma’s tears that Osmeña was referring to were during last September 13’s quad-committee hearing, where she was ordered detained at the lower house for being evasive in answering questions about her relationship with Duterte.
Halton police are warning the public to be on the lookout for an evasive hit-and-run suspect.
In his plea basis he said the blue car pulled in front of him, forcing him to take 'evasive action'.
Kanda was evasive about whether the government would intervene to protect the value of the yen or not, while Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi left the press conference without another word when asked the same question.
Make of that what you will, because the lyrics to “J Christ” are equally evasive.