equivocated
- past participle of equivocate.
- past tense form of equivocate.
Example Sentences
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But he has equivocated over how to get there, sometimes leaning into the threat of force, other times pushing the diplomacy.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
Even more striking, though, is that he really equivocated about becoming a citizen years later.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023
At City Hall though, council members and nonprofit officials equivocated.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
David Malpass, the World Bank president who equivocated about the science of climate change, said he would step down early.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
They made a vain effort to get from the author a confirmation of his story: but though he did not venture to repeat the lie manfully, he equivocated about it in a sneaking way.
From James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters by Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford
