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

She took her ringlets from her hood, And with a "Thank you, Ned," dissembled; But yet I knew she understood With what a daring wish I trembled.

From Recitations for the Social Circle by Harvey, James Clarence