palter

Example Sentences

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But if you say, "I drove it yesterday in 10-below temperatures and it drove well," even if you know it's been to the shop twice in the last month, that's paltering.

From Los Angeles Times

Though not a new term -- he says it's borrowed from the field of philosophy -- Rogers and his co-authors have co-opted the concept of paltering for the field of negotiation.

From Washington Post

Rogers says the findings can also serve as a reminder, to everyone, to watch out for those who may try to use paltering against them.

From Time

He began his profitable paltering with America’s past with “Killing Lincoln.”

From Washington Post

They endeavored in a paltering and limping way to show that the French Government had been selfish and only selfish, and had taken every care to keep Germany properly weak and divided.

From Project Gutenberg