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A lawyer said he had dissembled in his handling of a case.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018

Then it was he again swore to his friend Page he would be true to her memory, even though she had dissembled.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen by Hubbard, Elbert

Others had lied to him; he had dissembled with himself.

From The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million by Henry, O.

He had dissembled his sectarian creed, however, and deceived the emperor Heraclius by a show of loyalty, so as to be made prefect of his native province and governor of the city.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Leroy even believed that Descartes had dissembled his real opinion.

From Selected Essays by Stenning, H. J.