equivocator

Example Sentences

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Strange but true: This self-proclaimed optimist worships at the altar of that ultimate equivocator Stephen Sondheim and is also a passionate devotee of Fred Rogers, the beloved children’s entertainer.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2016

Ever the equivocator -- on a good day he can make Blanche Lincoln look decisive -- Pryor thinks the Pentagon shouldn't be rushed into making changes.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2010

Last night, you sweet little equivocator, but not last day.

From Mary Barton by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Very well, boldface, said he, and equivocator again!

From Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Richardson, Samuel

Faith, here's an equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against either scale, who committed treason enough for God's sake, yet could not equivocate to heaven: O, come in, equivocator.

From Macbeth by Shakespeare, William