Examples of evasive in a Sentence
She gave an evasive answer.
They took evasive action to avoid capture.
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Not every calm response is evasive.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Ukrainian pilots have also adopted evasive actions at extremely low altitudes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
The driver of the Chevrolet cut in and out of traffic, causing other drivers to take evasive actions to avoid a collision, according to court documents.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
According to a live feed from The New York Times, within minutes of the third day starting, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had to reproach Musk, instructing him to stop being sarcastic and evasive.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Ukrainian pilots have also adopted evasive actions at extremely low altitudes.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
The driver of the Chevrolet cut in and out of traffic, causing other drivers to take evasive actions to avoid a collision, according to court documents.
—Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
According to a live feed from The New York Times, within minutes of the third day starting, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had to reproach Musk, instructing him to stop being sarcastic and evasive.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Evasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evasive. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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evasive
adjective
eva·sive
i-ˈvā-siv 
-ziv
: tending or meant to evade
gave an evasive answer
evasively
adverb
evasiveness
noun
Legal Definition
evasive
adjective
eva·sive
i-ˈvā-siv, -ziv
: tending or intending to evade
Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a)(4), an evasive or incomplete answer to an interrogatory or to a question at a deposition is treated as a failure to answer and may be subject to an opponent's motion to compel an answer.
evasively
adverb
evasiveness
noun
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