stonewall
Example Sentences
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“Harvard sued us. Harvard stonewalled us on document requests to which we were entitled. Harvard is defiant. And they’ve wasted time with settlement negotiations that I believe were not in good faith.”
But Kornev is young and infused with an idealistic zeal, refusing to let these goons stonewall him.
From Los Angeles Times
The sheriff, Bonta said, “has delayed, stonewalled, and otherwise refused to work with us in good faith” and failed to provide most of the requested documents.
From Los Angeles Times
Kimberly would later become a powerful champion of parents who felt stonewalled and "lied to" by the authorities.
From BBC
"At the time I thought it was a stonewall penalty," said Hourihane.
From BBC
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