Definition of Prevaricate

speak or act in an evasive way

Examples of Prevaricate in a sentence

Because my sister Sarah does not take bad news well, I always prevaricate when telling her something she does not want to hear.  🔊

In order to get his bill passed, the politician went out of his way to prevaricate about the release of the environmental study.  🔊

In hopes of avoiding questions about his recent car accident, the actor tried to prevaricate during his interview.  🔊

When you prevaricate, you only make a complicated situation worse than it already is.  🔊

Even after she had been sworn in for her testimony, the witness continued to prevaricate about her relationship with the defendant.  🔊

Miles has a tendency to prevaricate when he believes things are not going his way.  🔊

If you confront Tess about her actions, she will only prevaricate about her reasons for behaving in such a manner.  🔊

Because Marie’s first reaction is to prevaricate, I have a hard time believing anything she says.  🔊

When teenagers talk to their parents about their bad grades, it is not unusual for them to prevaricate.  🔊

In most cases, it is easier to tell the truth than to try and prevaricate your way out of a sticky situation.  🔊

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