stonewalling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stonewalling
Example Sentences
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After stonewalling every adult who tells him to open up, Robby does just that with an orphaned infant, saying that he, too, was abandoned by his mother as a child.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Strike action is not currently a plausible option, but while the Slams feel they are listening and engaging, the players think they are stonewalling - and will consider their next move after the Australian Open.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
But Johnson is really being tied up in knots for his stonewalling over the Jeffrey Epstein files.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025
Doomed couples, he discovered, used four unpleasant styles to communicate: criticism, contempt, stonewalling and defensiveness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
It’s a tense moment, with Marge prying and Holly just as rudely stonewalling, but Holly, as team leader, prevails.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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