Examples of evasion in a Sentence
He was arrested for tax evasion.
They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves.
His reply was nothing but careful evasions.
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The electoral authority based the candidate bans on a law against corrupt practices that in previous years saw some parliamentary seats bought with money linked to drug trafficking, corruption and tax evasion.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Banks, exchanges and payment firms already collect vast amounts of identity and transaction data, while the underlying problems of fraud, money laundering and sanctions evasion have not disappeared.
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Their advantage is not raw speed but survivability through low-altitude flight, route planning, and radar evasion.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Washington has promoted a southern lane along the coast of Oman, which could enable evasion from Iranian officials.
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Tiago Ventura,
Time,
30 June 2026
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Banks, exchanges and payment firms already collect vast amounts of identity and transaction data, while the underlying problems of fraud, money laundering and sanctions evasion have not disappeared.
—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Their advantage is not raw speed but survivability through low-altitude flight, route planning, and radar evasion.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
Washington has promoted a southern lane along the coast of Oman, which could enable evasion from Iranian officials.
—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for evasion
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“Evasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasion. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən 
1
: a means of evading
2
: the act or an instance of evading : escape
tax evasion
Legal Definition
evasion
noun
eva·sion
i-ˈvā-zhən
1
: a means of evading
2
: the act or an instance of evading see also tax evasion
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