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• His opponent danced and dodged so nimbly that he couldn’t strike a blow.From the entry strike a blow
• Wary of hunters, the fleeing deer kept well out of the open, dodging instead from thicket to thicket.From the entry open
• The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!From the entry good for someone
• Among other dodges that we employed to track down the border crossers, was a pack of hounds.2015, Jim Casada, The Expert's Guide to Handgun Marksmanship, →ISBN. From the entry kyoodle
• Dodge, Hudson, Packard, Curtis-Wright, Timken Axle and many other plants witnessed these settler working class offensives.2014 July 1, J. Sakai, Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat from Mayflower to Modern, PM Press, →ISBN, page 225. From the entry hate strike
• By finding and fixing my aneurysm before it ruptured, I had miraculously dodged a bullet.2013 October 4, Tony Nitti, “Switching Gears”, in Forbes, retrieved 06 Mar 2014. From the entry dodge a bullet
• But then, dodging airbursts of Archie on the Western Front hadn't exactly been a joyride either.2012, Pat Kelleher, The Alleyman, →ISBN. From the entry archie
• This arrangement has assured Mr Singh many brickbats, and little freedom to dodge.2008 June 26, “Manmohan Singh’s burning ambition”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry brickbat
• Since lasers move at light speed, they cannot be dodged by anything moving at non-relativistic speeds.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Weapons: GARDIAN Codex entry. From the entry non-relativistic
• It was easy enough to dodge him, let him crash into the floorboards.1985, Lance Parkin, The Infinity Doctors, page 34. From the entry muscle
• "And if you like to comerlongerme," he added kindly, "you'll dodge all these reporters."1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase, page 51. From the entry comerlongerme
• If there were any risk he’ld be the first to dodge it.1932, Alec Waugh, “The Slave-trader”, in No Quarter, London; […]: Cassell and Company, […], →OCLC, page 125. From the entry 'ld
• He tried to hit me but I dodged the blow and went out to plot revenge.1922-1927, Frank Harris, My Life and Loves. From the entry hit
• The average cow can dodge and turn quicker than the ordinary horse. . . .1911, Andy Adams, chapter 21, in Wells Brothers. From the entry cutting horse
• You, yourself, have heard the horns and dodged the capers of the Saturnalians.1906 December, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Compliments of the Season”, in Ainslee’s […], volume XVIII, number 5, New…. From the entry saturnalian
• But, by gad, that ain't playing fair: that's dodging the rules of the game.1905, Edith Wharton, chapter 13, in The House of Mirth. From the entry by gad
• The drover dodged hastily, seeking the protection of the big egg-stove.1903, Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Dashiell, Scribner's Magazine, volume 33, page 65. From the entry loaden
• “But I felt that it dodged the subject.2025 July 2, Catherine Shoard, quoting James Cameron, “James Cameron calls Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer a ‘moral cop-out’”, in The…. From the entry third rail
• That isn't fare dodging, that's a staff deficiency.2025 March 19, “Investment pays off in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 1031, page 56. From the entry fare-dodging
• Britain is living out the nightmare we Canadians dodged.2017 July 1, Josh Freed, “Oh Canada, let's show some national pride”, in Montreal Gazette. From the entry Quexit
• Quickly our five machines dodged the Archies as we crossed.2016, Lieut.-Col. Harold Evans Hartney, Up And At ‘Em, →ISBN. From the entry archie
• Now there's the Gang of Eight, eight senators seeking an agreement on dodging looming end-of-year spending cuts and tax increases.2012 November 14, Sophie Quinton, “Michael Bennet: Debt Deal Depends on Boehner-Obama Agreement”, in The Atlantic. From the entry Gang of Eight
• Haiti dodged a bullet when Tropical Storm Tomas, once a hurricane, did minimal damage to the country's earthquake-ravaged capital of Port-au-Prince.2010 November 8, Jessica Desvarieux, “A Storm Averted, Haiti's Cholera Threat Grows”, in Time, retrieved 06 Mar 2014. From the entry dodge a bullet
• Julie took off running, dodging around tourists at every turn.2003, J. L. Hansen, LogOut, Hard Shell Word Factory, →ISBN, page 211. From the entry skyride
• Here in Franklin Bay during our first season we hurtle along at 20 knots, dodging ice floes littering the surface.1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 588. From the entry at
• The reply was usually either a story about financial problems, or the "check is in the mail" dodge.1989, Ceramics Monthly, page 77. From the entry check is in the mail
• Fisher wrote her that the butler’s primary duty was to help create a happy home “and dodging all the thrown crockware.”1985, Ralph G. Martin, Charles & Diana, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 372. From the entry crockware
• Nobs, though, was lightning by comparison with the slow thinking beast and dodged his opponent's thrust with ease.1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp.…. From the entry lightning
• An' so I run after 'im, an' when I was gettin' hold of him, 'e dodged, an' it ripped 'is collar.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “The Casting Off of Morel—The Taking On of William”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […]…. From the entry cobbler
• You may evade, dodge or lie out of your taxes, but Death will not be deceived or denied.1908, The Insurance Age, volume 36, page 445. From the entry sure as death and taxes
• Around and around the plaza the players dodged, Weatherby close behind 'em, pantin' an' laborin' along like a weazy threshin' machine.1905, Leo Crane, “The Foreign Fiddler's Fee”, in Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New, page 134. From the entry weasy
• Dave dodged back into the cab and banged the door.1904, National Magazine, volume 20, page 147. From the entry passer
• We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.1900, Irving Bacheller, Eben Holden, A Tale of the North Country. From the entry coordination
• Svatok was fortunate to dodge a first-half booking for a heavy challenge on Jude Bellingham, who was yet again so easy on the eye.March 26 2023, David Hytner, “Kane and Bukayo Saka combine against Ukraine for England’s perfect Euros start”, in The Guardian. From the entry easy on the eye
• Sarajevans – old, young, men, women, Muslim, Croat, Serb – dart across the road in zigzags in an attempt to dodge the bullets.2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 51. From the entry Sarajevan

Meaning of dodge

1. verb To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
2. verb To avoid; to sidestep.
3. verb To elude.

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How do you use dodge in a sentence?

Dodge is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “He dodged traffic crossing the street.”

What is a short sentence with dodge?

“He dodged traffic crossing the street.”

What does dodge mean?

Dodge means to avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.