elude

the logic of this eluded most people.

sleep still eluded her.

The criminal eluded the police.

Your name eludes me.

The suspect continues to elude the police.

eluded his pursuers.

His name eludes me for the moment.

a name that has always eluded me; a metaphor that eluded them.See Synonyms at escape

he managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into a bog.

Nisus had eluded pursuit and was out of danger.

tried to evade jury duty. Toelude is to get away from artfully:

Their meaning would elude scholars for 50 years.

I thought Botswana had long eluded the ivory walls but all evidence to the contrary.

The suspect eluded a 12-hour manhunt before he was caught.

But the memory he most wanted to reclaim still eluded him.

No doubt his quick mind had already comprehended every aspect that eluded me.

The answer to that question still eludes me.

You say he was successful at laying the foundation, and yet peace still eludes the Middle East.

The gig economy has eluded them.

So far you have been fortunate in eluding us.

Where was the haven? It eluded her but it was there, hidden, somewhere.