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
Both the army and the RSF have previously stonewalled negotiations brokered by the US and Saudi Arabia.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
Ms Brownlie said "that makes it more frustrating" when her requests through the formal processes have been "stonewalled".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
Ang Dorje hailed from Pangboche, an aggregation of stonewalled houses and terraced potato fields clinging to a rugged hillside at 13,000 feet.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
