How to use "evasive" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "evasive" in popular movie and book plots

  • Mary is evasive and quiet, and Dixie discovers why, horrified, that she sees that Mary's nails are cut right back to the quick.  - The Diamond Girls
  • As Chee juggles the day-to-day police work on the reservation, Leaphorn tracks down clues to the identity of the evasive criminal.  - Skinwalkers (2002 film)
  • The advancing Marines were able to avoid checkpoints on their way to Makati by evasive movements.  - Oakwood mutiny
  • Edward asks the villagers about Rowan, but they give him evasive answers.  - The Wicker Man (2006 film)
  • The fugitive attempts evasive maneuvers in his car to try to throw the missile off and is successful.  - Prey Alone
  • The player avoids these attacks via evasive spins, rolls and other maneuvers.  - P.N.03
  • Tina is evasive and gives a non-committal response.  - Fifteen and Pregnant
  • After several evasive maneuvers by the passenger plane, an F-15 shoots down the missile before it collides with the Concorde.  - The Concorde ... Airport '79
  • He seems friendly, but Jo is suspicious of his many questions and evasive answers.  - The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)
  • David is evasive but admits that much of what Martin says is true.  - Through a Glass Darkly (film)
  • As the Doctor takes evasive action, the captive Ogron breaks out of its cell, overpowering its Draconian guard.  - Frontier in Space
  • She is evasive and cryptic about how she knew Ritchie and what the extent of their relationship was.  - Get Carter (2000 film)
  • Mars is evasive and tells Marlowe that Vivian is running up gambling debts.  - The Big Sleep (1946 film)
  • Danny starts playing Zathura, then he gets a card that says, "Meteor shower, take evasive action".  - Zathura
  • At the funeral Jack meets his teenage niece Doreen and Frank's evasive mistress Margaret.  - Get Carter
  • The German destroyer is unable to take evasive action and is sunk.  - U-571 (film)

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