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Discover LudwigThe phrase "he was equivocal" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that someone was being unclear or uncertain in their words or actions. Example: During the press conference, the politician was equivocal about their stance on the controversial issue, leaving many reporters unsure of where they stood.
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Asked about repealing Roe v. Wade, he was equivocal.
But he was equivocal on the issue of age discrimination.
But he was equivocal, and seems most excited about bringing out the laptops again for a brief, three-city tour.
He was equivocal enough on restoring the bargaining rights that the party thought they couldn't even run on it, and instead the campaign centered on how Walker has divided the state, which is true but sidesteps the central point, and how Walker might be indicted for violations in his time as Milwaukee County Commissioner, which remains speculative.
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He is equivocal on affirmative action..
He is equivocal about whether Partido X can break that mood, and whether its activist base can come to terms with mainstream politics.
He is equivocal about her beauty, but the music of her voice, the charm of her speech, her arts of persuasion, a beguiling intellect, the power to disarm whomever she chose made her, he concludes, "irresistible".
A6 World Briefing A6 NATIONAL A9-12, 16 Bush Affirms Views On Court and Roe v. Wade Gov. George W. Bush responded to some conservatives' criticism that he is equivocal on abortion by declaring that the Supreme Court had "stepped across its bounds and usurped the right of legislatures" with its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
And it seems his quotes suggesting he is equivocal about staying are part of a negotiating strategy.
Busch sees this as a step in the right direction, although he is equivocal in his praise.
3 And Phormio, having become puffed up with pride over the victory he had just won, had the daring to attack the ships of the enemy, although they far outnumbered his 27 and some of them he sank, though losing ships of his own, so that the victory he won was equivocal.
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