stonewalling

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday, Tillis said her responses to the committee amounted to stonewalling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Social media fervor against the brand has died down as well, though the union battle continues to dog the company, with organisers accusing Niccol of stonewalling contract talks.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Litigation of this stonewalling reached the California Supreme Court, which USA Swimming asked to vacate discovery orders.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

Dr. Chernin acknowledged how stressful those conversations can be, sometimes deteriorating into finger-pointing, belittling or stonewalling.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

“In a word, yes. I’m guessing now, but I think she believes that Branwell is stonewalling, that his silence is just a stubborn refusal to talk about what happened.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg