double-talk

Example Sentences

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If his pre-prison projects were almost entirely freestyled, these songs are more tightly written, honoring the fallen, indicting the double-talk of the industry, powered by the energy of a bowstring being pulled back for a half-decade.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, the orchestration of the House objections was a story of shrewd salesmanship and calculated double-talk, set against a backdrop of demographic change across the country that has widened the gulf between the parties.

From New York Times

Time and again, officials have been guilty of condescension and double-talk about covid-19, whether they were hand-waving about the value of high-quality masks in 2020 or playing down the impact of learning loss.

From Washington Post

Predictably, he has reverted to his customary double-talk.

From Washington Post

So she’s kind of a mixture — definitely of Donald Trump, in how narcissistic and self-serving and shortsighted she is, but there’s also plenty of Bill Clinton in there, as far as the double-talk and the polish.

From Los Angeles Times