stonewalled
Example Sentences
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Most schools either didn’t respond, stonewalled the request or demanded excessive fees to process the request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Essentially, the district has stonewalled any remedies for the situation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Opponents have also written to MPs in which they accuse the backers of the bill of having "stonewalled or rejected nearly every attempt to amend or improve" it.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Murphy, who sits in Massachusetts, did not merely rule against the policy; he also documented the many ways that government officials lied, stonewalled, and disobeyed court orders throughout the litigation.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
Amber Carson is the woman who stonewalled Alicia on the phone about two and half hours ago.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
