Examples of palter in a Sentence
Verb
unwilling to palter over the price of the car
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IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Rather than wait to share the witches’ paltering pronouncements with Lady M (Indira Varma) in person, the thane of Glamis chooses to send word to his wife in advance of his return from battle.
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
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Verb
Another subtype is paltering, where the models use a selective true statement to mislead the human.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Rather than wait to share the witches’ paltering pronouncements with Lady M (Indira Varma) in person, the thane of Glamis chooses to send word to his wife in advance of his return from battle.
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Palter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palter. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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