EVASIVE in a Sentence

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For EVASIVE, below is one of 23 sentences:
You see, I had some of my own," said Thomasin evasively, "and I have not wanted any of his until lately.

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 Meanings and Examples of EVASIVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
evasive
 a.  avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
Classic Sentence:
1  Frank was very evasive about the matter.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
2  She got it into her head that Victor was in love with Mrs. Pontellier, and he gave her evasive answers, framed so as to confirm her belief.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXXIX
3  No, no," said Mr. Cunningham in an evasive tone, "it's just a little.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In GRACE
4  He had never before been convicted of a lie, and all the resources of evasion failed him.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
5  This struck her as a clumsy evasion, and the thought gave a flash of keenness to her answer.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 9
6  When a prisoner of style escapes it's called an evasion.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX.
7  Any one might have seen in her haggard face that there was no suppression or evasion so far.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLIV
8  A little overwhelmed, I began the generalized evasions which that question deserves.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
9  "I have had so much to do inside the house," the detective said evasively.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
10  'It wasn't anything particular, dear,' said the lady evasively.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
11  "Now tell me of the Tuileries, and the Louvre," she continued evasively.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 4 An Hour of Bliss and Many Hours of Sadness
12  You see, I had some of my own," said Thomasin evasively, "and I have not wanted any of his until lately.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 6 Yeobright Goes, and the Breach Is Complete
13  Miss Bart had received one or two notes from Judy Trenor, reproaching her for not returning to Bellomont; but she replied evasively, alleging the obligation to remain with her aunt.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 10
14  'I'll come sometime, but Mrs. Harling don't like to have me run much,' she said evasively.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: IV
15  I wouldn't go into that," said Wemmick, evasively, "it might clash with official responsibilities.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLV
Example Sentence:
1  Your evasive answers convinced the judge that you were withholding important evidence.
2  Paul's being a bit evasive about this job.
3  Many Koreans were angered at what they saw as an evasion of responsibility.
4  These two shopkeepers are in prison for tax evasion.
5  The Government should act to curb tax evasion.
6  He is in prison for tax evasion.
7  Supporters waited outside Meshchansky Courthouse in Moscow, where Russia's richest man has been accused of fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion.
8  Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her dissent, argued strongly that the majority was turning that RFRA into a protean tool for all sorts of evasions.