dissembled
Example Sentences
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As is evidently his habit, Walker dissembled, while throwing in some incomprehensible commentary.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 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
Instead of transparency, however, Mr. Hogan dissembled, backed by a Greek chorus of question-dodging, hairsplitting, fast-talking officials in his administration.
From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2020
Morgan was angry, but dissembled, and with a show of cordiality invited the French captain and his officers to an entertainment on board his own ship.
From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James