stonewall

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verb

stone·wall ˈstōn-ˌwȯl

stonewalled; stonewalling; stonewalls

intransitive verb

chiefly British : to engage in obstructive parliamentary debate or delaying tactics

: to be uncooperative, obstructive, or evasive

transitive verb

: to refuse to comply or cooperate with

stonewaller noun

stone wall

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noun

: a fence made of stones

especially : one built of rough stones without mortar to enclose a field

: an immovable block or obstruction (as in public affairs)

Examples of stonewall in a Sentence

Verb They stonewalled until they could come up with a response. They were just stonewalling for time. They're trying to stonewall the media. We're trying to get the information, but we're being stonewalled.

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Verb

In hours of grilling from both Republicans and Democrats, Cheatle stonewalled and further highlighted the stunning incompetence at the top of an agency with a critical zero-fail mission. —

The Editors, National Review, 23 July 2024 Lawmaker alleges stonewalling at DHS on Secret Service report. —

Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 25 July 2024

Noun

Along the way, the horses crossed natural barriers, including fences, stone walls, streams, and rivers. —

Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 3 Aug. 2024 The one-and-a-half-floor walk-up (with an elevator, too) was in an 18th-century historic building; the stone walls and floors reminded us of a cave, in the best way. —

Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stonewall

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