dissembled
Example Sentences
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And then there was this showstopper: He dissembled about his own lie.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022
He was said to have dissembled when people on the call asked about whether repeat shop lifters or people who commit assaults without a weapon would be prosecuted and face jail terms.
From Fox News ● Jan. 20, 2022
Politicians have exaggerated and dissembled since time immemorial, including in their email dispatches.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
Instead, when asked by the media about his own knowledge or participation in the call, Secretary Pompeo dissembled.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2019
I knew his eyes were fixed upon me then, and for the moment I dissembled.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Grant Allen
