stonewall
Example Sentences
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But Kornev is young and infused with an idealistic zeal, refusing to let these goons stonewall him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that seeks to stonewall the project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
For a public agency to stonewall that way is outrageous.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
State media has said little about Mr Hui being put under police surveillance, and the foreign ministry appeared to stonewall questions on the subject from reporters at its daily briefing on Thursday.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023
Several were sitting back on their haunches, their claws scraping at the chalky stonewall that flanked the waterfall.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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