equivocation
Example Sentences
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Frustrated by the equivocations of the State Department, the president sought a quick resolution to the crisis through more direct channels.
From Scientific American • Aug. 6, 2019
These equivocations made it easy to forget that there had actually been a private conversation between M.B.S. and Pompeo.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2019
That’s when I realized the flaw of matching people solely on temperament: Not only were their passions aligned, but so were their equivocations.
From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2018
“Sumner Redstone may have a tube in his throat but there has never been any equivocations in his voice,” Redstone attorney Peter Biagetti told the court.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2016
P.S.—As I have used somewhat strong language, both here and elsewhere, of the equivocations of the economists on the subject of rent, I had better refer you to one characteristic example.
From Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work by Ruskin, John
Vocabulary lists containing equivocation
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Analyzing Arguments: From Reading to Writing (Chapter 3)
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