temporize

Example Sentences

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Dahlia Lithwick: There is a very human propensity, especially in times of crisis, to normalize and rationalize and temporize.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025

Rab1, and Black is left to temporize as White methodically prepares his breakthrough.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2022

The jurors did not temporize or attempt to split hairs.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2021

Petry’s tendency to temporize may be a crucial asset, according to Hajo Funke, an expert on Germany’s far right who has just published a book, “On Angry Citizens and Arsonists,” about the AfD.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 26, 2016

So long as my dear wife lived, I was forced to temporize: neither he nor you can so force me again.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry