Sentence examples for are elusive for from inspiring English sources

Since then he has scored on breakaways, on a backhander off an offensive-zone face-off, into empty nets — one after another, the kinds of goals that are elusive for players except the rare few who are natural scorers.

But she said it was "impossible to try and live on those wages," especially when full-time hours are elusive for non-managers.

Profits have been elusive for the technology.

Unfortunately, satisfaction is elusive for these investors.

The attacking continued but sharpness was elusive for a time.

LEONARD COHEN has been elusive for a lot longer than he has been scarce.

Torture and other ill-treatment remained widespread and access to justice was elusive for many.

Accountability is elusive for life-tenured judges, so it is their successors who may well be called, prospectively, to account.

Orgasm can be elusive for some, while others may experience it more quickly than they, or their partners, wish.

Tucked behind a hedgerow and buttressed against the lakeshore, the villa can be elusive for first-time visitors.

So can the breathing room that financial stability can provide — and stability of any sort is something that's been elusive for several of the grownup victims.