prevaricate

While Mr. Rees is keen to dispel the myths ginned up by imperial writers, he doesn’t prevaricate when the evidence shows that their fears may not have been entirely unfounded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

That suggests Sir Keir won't prevaricate in offering his own judgement about Sir Laurie Magnus's findings once he himself has them.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025

So, why did the three college presidents prevaricate when asked how they would respond to such language?

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

On these issues, he does not prevaricate or tell lies.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2022

I wonder that you should care to prevaricate with me so idly.”

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

Instead, he pivots and prevaricates, claiming that if ever did read “My New Order” it was because he admired the language and speeches.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023

It leaves Wickremesinghe nominally in charge but on an acting basis, as Gotabaya prevaricates over formally rescinding his role.

From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2022

"Oh, you can't sum up Tom Jones in four words, you just can't," he prevaricates.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2019

And in doing so, she congenitally lies and prevaricates — and gets caught in those lies and prevarications,” Mr. Klein says.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2015

At other times," Agnes resumed, "he often prevaricates.

From A Modern Wizard by Rodrigues Ottolengui

“This is not about separating what we built together,” prevaricated Comcast co-CEO Brian Roberts, explaining a deal that’s all about separating what was previously put together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

"The police and crime commissioner prevaricated, procrastinated, refused to get rid of Mr Guildford when it was quite clear that that was the only route possible," Silverman said.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

The truth is that I prevaricated, just a little, on where to put Liverpool.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021

Churchill earned loathing in Wales for his actions as interior minister in 1910 when he first prevaricated but eventually sent troops in to support police trying to quell riots by striking miners in Tonypandy.

From Reuters ● Feb. 15, 2019

"Do I understand you to insinuate that the Marchioness has prevaricated?"

From Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy by David Dwight Wells

Following years of prevaricating, Germany pledged to quit nuclear power definitively after Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster sent radiation spewing into the air and terrifying the world.

From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023

In short, the agency put forth a rule that addresses the problem head-on without prevaricating or kowtowing to corporate America.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2023

Playing Jimmy/Saul in crook mode comes easily to Odenkirk, who cites his unctuous agent Stevie Grant in “The Larry Sanders Show” as a precursor cut from the same prevaricating cloth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2019

If Mrs. Robinson saw through her daughter’s prevaricating, she did not let on.

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2018

Craven and prevaricating villain as you are, you shall not escape this responsibility.

From Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott