temporise
- a variation of temporize.
Example Sentences
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Carrie, nervous and overwrought as she was, decided to temporise.
From By Right of Purchase by Bindloss, Harold
She, for hers, was dangerously tempted to temporise, but by some merciful instinct rejected that refuge for the weak.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram
Bindle, who had no idea of the rent of furnished flats, decided to temporise.
From Adventures of Bindle by Jenkins, Herbert George
Do not temporise, but let me know the truth.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
Cecil didn't beat about the bush or temporise with him in any way.
From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant
