elusive

IPA: ɪɫˈusɪv

Examples of "elusive" in Sentences

On the track of an elusive disease.
Copies of the screenplay remain elusive.
The location of the battle remains elusive.
He is the elusive boss of the Dorombo Gang.
During the expedition, the enemy proved elusive.
The location of the mythical mine remains elusive.
However, the workings of the plot remain elusive to most.
Chance for the gold elusive as the cure for trials of heart.
In the process, Willard is able to capture the elusive butterfly.
Another principal theme is the volatility and elusiveness of the past.
Mostly we aspire to write, and reaching toward something mysterious and elusive is where the work actually lives.
Beckjord's letter, Bigfoot, elusive, is still here touched on the non-flesh and blood mindset within some Bigfooters.
He argued that unraveling these links is “devilishly” complex and thus “the connections between geology and wine will remain elusive for some time to come.”
Bringing the discussion up to date, Orr finds that Jorie Graham, Geoffrey Hill, and Derek Walcott today are considered the epitome of ambition, while the quieter Kay Ryan finds the label elusive.
Wickremesinghe was willing to forgo his long-term elusive presidential aspirations to former army commander Sarath Fonseka, whose entrance into politics was just as sudden and surprising as the ending of the war in which he played a significant role.