prevaricate , formal

The knowledge that he would prevaricate made her feel better.

He did not really know the answer, but decided it was better to say no than to prevaricate.

If they were going to prevaricate, then she would take control of events and go to them.

Why did Bush prevaricate for so long over the 9-11 commission?

There is no need for me to prevaricate, much less to spy.

On the other hand, I can understand why they prevaricated."

She must have guessed last night, while he was prevaricating over the telephone.

Prevaricating with this man felt as though it would be counterproductive.

Never believe a man when he prevaricates about money.

I did not prevaricate, but set right to work.

Despite the association's support for Barnes during his problems of the previous season, he prevaricated.

Brazil prevaricated for nearly 60 years before any sort of resolution was reached.

"There is no need, my child, to prevaricate with you.

Well - I don't think it's really a police matter, he prevaricated.

I ought to apologize to him for not turning up,' she prevaricated again.

There goes that old compulsion to prevaricate when it's not necessary.

Its the taxpayer who is paying the politicians to prevaricate.

They were slowly approaching the moment of truth, although Linda prevaricated.

She was prevaricating again and reluctant to examine her motives.

"It got a bit more serious than that, at stages," he prevaricates.

And I think he was too terrified by our speed to have prevaricated."

On the other hand, Stephanie wasn't the sort to prevaricate in the face of specific questions.

It saved her from trying to prevaricate while seeming to speak only the truth.

The longer he prevaricates the worse it will get.

On a more enlightened planet we wouldn't need to prevaricate.