Example Sentences

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After days of conflicting statements and prevaricating, he sent Leavitt out to offer a message that was sure to make everyone mad: He will decide in "two weeks."

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

Following years of prevaricating, Germany pledged to quit nuclear power definitively after Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster sent radiation spewing into the air and terrifying the world.

From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2023

In short, the agency put forth a rule that addresses the problem head-on without prevaricating or kowtowing to corporate America.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2023

Perhaps the problem lies with Vida’s decision to focus on Eulabee’s point of view; we never quite get why Maria is such a prevaricating, manipulative control freak.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2021

Besides, Gwen suspected that Adrian was only prevaricating.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend