But a consistent identity eluded the facile modernist Jan Matulka (1890-1972).

Even when she cracked the door, the exact identity of intruders eluded her, as did Jericho's relationship with them.

The identity of Cemetery John eluded generations of investigators and researchers of the Lindbergh case.

Spock analyzed the inflection, since the speaker's identity eluded him.

The identity had eluded both Pevsner and Bridie, the principal historian of the two buildings.

Many residents said his face looked familiar, but his identity eluded most of them.

"Lisa," I said, as if her identity had never eluded me, "it's terrific to see you."

A unique musical identity eluded them, however, until the following year, when Toby and Moses took a school trip to England.

The face looked familiar, and he sensed that he had seen it before in a disquieting context, although the man's identity eluded him.

The identity of the toxic constituents eluded researchers until 1968, when acetaldehyde N-methyl-N-formylhydrazone, better known as gyromitrin, was isolated.