How to Use evasion in a Sentence

evasion

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  • They came up with an evasion of the law to keep all the land for themselves.
  • He was arrested for tax evasion.
  • His reply was nothing but careful evasions.
  • Kasey was charged with five counts of theft and four counts of tax evasion.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Kasey Noel was charged with five counts of theft and four counts of tax evasion.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The move is part of the IRS’ broader shift to focus more on high-end tax evasion.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Saint faces a maximum of five years in prison on the tax evasion charge.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2023
  • In June 2022, Todd and Julie were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
  • In 1989, Rose was banned from baseball and the following year, served five months in prison for tax evasion.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Ultimately, the club’s founders, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, were found guilty of tax evasion and sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison.
    — Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 21 July 2023
  • Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud in June 2022.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Ja Rule was released from prison in May 2013 after serving two years on gun and tax evasion charges.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But more than half the money will be devoted to cracking down on tax evasion.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Shunned by the West, Russia was for a time able to redirect its oil exports to Asia and adopt sanction evasion schemes.
    — Michael Schwirtz Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • After a three-week trial last year, Todd and Julie were found guilty on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • He was indicted on 17 counts of wire fraud, eight counts of money laundering and six counts of tax evasion.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The Sutphin gates are a trial balloon in a wider campaign against fare evasion, a pet obsession of the mayor’s.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Of course, the public also saw Sorrentino at his lowest when he was booked on tax evasion charges and sentenced to eight months in prison.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
  • If there was a Grand Prix for tax evasion, Bernard Ecclestone may have just won the championship title.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Murdaugh is charged with about 100 other crimes, ranging from stealing from clients to tax evasion.
    — Jeffrey Collins, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Julie, along with her husband Todd, was sentenced in November 2022 for tax evasion and fraud.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Fare evasion has long been a source of contention for Metro, which has wrestled with declining revenue.
    — Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
  • In slap fighting, there is no evasion, no trickery, no possibility of a swing and a miss.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The moment of ambush amidst a blur of evasion, this action photo captures high-speed hunting of sardines by mahi mahi fish.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Morrison pleaded guilty to two counts, one count of bribery and one count of federal income tax evasion.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Anthony Niro, 60, of Newington, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion on Jan. 4.
    — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
  • By any standard, Metro has come a long way 12 months later after addressing issues such as the rail car shortage and a surge in fare evasion.
    — Justin George, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Berezovsky was convicted of fraud and tax evasion in absentia by a Russian court in 2007.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Best sack evasion Alabama's Terrion Arnold had Jefferson dead to rights on a corner blitz in the third quarter.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Much of Moss’ work over the years has focused on studying poxvirus’ transmission, spread, and evasion of immune responses.
    — Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 31 May 2023

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