Example Sentences

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My “nephew” ended up calling me to ask for the truth since Helen was stonewalling him and his father refused to deal with it.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2019

But Porter’s critics believed he was stonewalling and isolating people such as Navarro, whom Trump often wanted to hear from but did not have direct access to.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2018

It was a ‘‘pretty contentious’’ conversation, one Obama official told me, although the Kerry team couldn’t figure out if Shoukry was stonewalling or simply didn’t know the truth.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2017

“He either does not understand his authority under current law, or was stonewalling, or doing a very convincing job of playing dumb. Or maybe some combination of the three,” Mr. Gutierrez concluded.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2017

The repetition, Sandusky's lawyers contend, made it appear to jurors that he was stonewalling.

From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2012