dissembled

Example Sentences

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When a suspicious F.B.I. agent later interviewed him about the trip, Hua dissembled and said he was only visiting friends and family.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

As is evidently his habit, Walker dissembled, while throwing in some incomprehensible commentary.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022

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

You can believe I expiated a large portion of my sin in the three days I tried to kiss away her fears while I dissembled and lied.

From Judith Trachtenberg A Novel by Franzos, Karl Emil