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Free sign upThe phrase "an evasive target" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing something or someone that is difficult to pin down, locate, or understand.
Example: "The detective found himself chasing an evasive target, always one step ahead of his pursuit."
Alternatives: "a elusive target" or "a hard-to-reach target".
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Ministers complain the firms are an evasive target.
Every now and then, a new elusive target would pop up in one of your sandboxes, an evasive target who has suddenly made himself available for a limited timeframe.
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Or is his kindly stoicism an evasive, cowardly survival strategy?
When they are, an evasive response is usually accepted.
"The accused was, amongst other things, an evasive witness.
"River" celebrates an artist with an evasive relationship to genre.
When Hamilton gave an evasive and unsatisfactory answer, Burr demanded satisfaction.
She recently asked an evasive official before her committee to swear an honesty oath.
The result is an evasive, baffling, unexciting production — anything but a classic.
Yet during long stretches an evasive but persistent melodic thread runs through.
Bonds was convicted of giving an evasive answer to a grand jury in a steroid distribution case.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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