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

He gained the name of being an eccentric preacher, as most preachers do who never prevaricate and always speak as they think.

From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John

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

Small wonder that, when asked which of the two he would be likely to choose, Geraghty prevaricates: "We'll worry about this year for now."

From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2013

Old Duncan knows seven languages,—English, French, Cree, Chipewyan, Beaver, Chinook, Montagnais,—he speaks seven languages, thinks in Cree, and prevaricates in them all.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

“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

He is coming into the tournament off a short run-up after England flatlined under his predecessor Eddie Jones and the Rugby Football Union prevaricated over P45s.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

They prevaricated, assuring the public there was nothing to worry about.

From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 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

Vose shook his head and prevaricated still further by adding: “Nor what you’re driving at either.”

From A Waif of the Mountains by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

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 some ways, it’s the opposite of Hamlet, who is prevaricating and trying to figure out what he should do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

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

From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2018

His belligerent, bleating, entitled, prevaricating, smart-ass Jock Culture posturing reminded me of the boys I had been trying to dodge all my life and, in the end, couldn’t help writing about.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2018

"Ran in here, he did, a quarter of an hour ago: out again in five minutes——" "I think you are prevaricating, Glew," said the acid tones of Mrs. Peters.

From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard