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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as elusive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is difficult to find, catch, or achieve, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The truth can be as elusive as a shadow in the dark."
Alternatives: "as hard to grasp" or "as difficult to pin down".
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But victory proved as elusive as Gilliam.
JEFFERSON'S motives are as elusive as Burr's.
Yet peace is as elusive as ever.
But, for once, bad answers prove almost as elusive.
He is as elusive as a wide receiver.
But Marnie is as elusive as a shadow.
Male singing stars are as elusive as four-leaf clovers.
Duse herself was almost as elusive as her craft.
Stothard himself comes to seem almost as elusive as Cleopatra.
They are as elusive as the giant shark.
It looked as if peace remained as elusive as ever.
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