prevaricated
- past participle of prevaricate.
- past tense form of prevaricate.
Example Sentences
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“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
It did not take Bruce long to discover that in whatever else Sprudell had prevaricated he at least had told the truth when he said that the Naudain family had disappeared.
From The Man from the Bitter Roots by Lockhart, Caroline
