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Meanings of evade the question in English

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Usage of evade the question in English
1
He hesitated, but he did not attempt to evade the question.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
2
There was no point in trying to evade the question.
A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
3
Mrs. Morowitch hesitated, either from ignorance or from a desire to evade the question.
The Silent Bullet
4
There was no way to evade the question now.
A Master's Degree
5
The marchioness, no longer able to evade the question, and feeling her difficulties increase, replied-
The Countess of Saint Geran / Celebrated Crimes
6
He did his best to evade the question.
The Fallen Leaves
7
Pray, Mr. Winkle, do not evade the question.
Charles Dickens as a Reader
8
Come, now, you cannot evade the question.
In a Steamer Chair, and Other Stories
9
He sought to evade the question.
Five Thousand Dollars Reward
10
He tried to evade the question.
The Malady of the Century
11
He did not evade the question.
The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
12
The physician, not having the courage at once to give the only possible reply, found means to evade the question.
History of the United Netherlands, 1598
13
We can no longer evade the question by supposing these phenomena to be due to the action of great currents.
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
14
How cleverly you managed to evade the question I put to you, and lead the conversation into a different channel!
The Youth of the Great Elector
15
Peter hoped to end the topic by answering him quickly and not beating around the bush trying to evade the question.
The White Feather Hex
16
It was the only way she could think of by which to gain time, and decide how to evade the question.
A Houseful of Girls
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