prevaricate in a sentence
pronunciation: [ [ pri'værikeit ] ]
Examples
- In 1382 Thomas and Margaret Erdington were still prevaricating and prolonging matters by failing to turn up for court hearings.
- When Montgomerie comes in for the money she owes him, she prevaricates, saying she has already sent it.
- The prevaricating proliferates and soon Roz ( Peri Gilpin ) is posing as the wife of Frasier ( Kelsey Grammer ).
- The article should have said Mr . Yeltsin equivocated ( not prevaricated ) when asked about the possibility of a compromise.
- His mood remained cautious; the Israelis, he said, are experts in " procrastinating and prevaricating ."
- Her own no vote came after much prevaricating, Brannelly confessed minutes after voting at Convent Road in suburban southern Dublin.
- However the SDR managed to prevaricate and delay the actual running of the LSWR trains to Plymouth until 17 May 1876.
- I am not prevaricating and would appreciate that you show me the same politeness and civility that I have shown you.
- "I prevaricated, " she said, drawing howls of derision from the Hani family and about 50 friends.
- First, his government has dodged and prevaricated in the face of public calls for an investigation of Suharto's stolen wealth.