Example Sentences

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Mr. Ray called the process “irregular,” and said authorities have stonewalled his efforts to get answers.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2022

“But the companies have stonewalled patients for years, so as a last resort they went to Congress.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

“We’ve been patient. We’ve tried to work with you. You have stonewalled us now for two years,” O’Farrell said, calling it “unacceptable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022

Embassy in Santo Domingo, maintained that Dominican officials have stonewalled as he has tried to learn more about the circumstances of his mother’s death, and as he has pressed to have toxicology tests performed.

From Fox News • Jun. 14, 2019

“The county have stonewalled us and won’t answer any questions about it.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2015