dissembled
Example Sentences
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And then there was this showstopper: He dissembled about his own lie.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022
He was said to have dissembled when people on the call asked about whether repeat shop lifters or people who commit assaults without a weapon would be prosecuted and face jail terms.
From Fox News ● Jan. 20, 2022
Politicians have exaggerated and dissembled since time immemorial, including in their email dispatches.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
Caught in a lie, Barr dissembled and tried to split hairs, showing signs of nervousness he's been much better at hiding in the past.
From Salon ● May 1, 2019
Eloquence of tongue was at the beginning dissembled more than despised, but at length it was openly approved.
From Against War by Desiderius Erasmus
