prevarication

Example Sentences

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In a perfect world, it might be enough for political opponents to correct each other’s prevarications and exaggerations.

From Los Angeles Times

The source who alerted The Times to VOA’s decision feared it suggested prevarication by the administration.

From Washington Times

A real professional prosecutor went to work on Trump; there were no political prevarications.

From Salon

Green or not, Chris calmly walks Cybil into a corner with Mia's assistance, following a barrage of prevarication: "In the interest of transparency, was I hired for a permanent anchor position because I am black?"

From Salon

The children's commissioner also said there had been "a year and a half of prevarication and delay" over the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From BBC