stone·wall
ˈstōn-ˌwȯl 
stonewalled; stonewalling; stonewalls
1
chiefly British
: to engage in obstructive parliamentary debate or delaying tactics
2
: to be uncooperative, obstructive, or evasive
: to refuse to comply or cooperate with
stonewaller
noun
1
: a fence made of stones
especially
: one built of rough stones without mortar to enclose a field
2
: an immovable block or obstruction (as in public affairs)
Examples of stonewall in a Sentence
Verb
They stonewalled until they could come up with a response.
They were just stonewalling for time.
They're trying to stonewall the media.
We're trying to get the information, but we're being stonewalled.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Defiant Senator stonewalled in El Salvador Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., wants to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the father of three who was wrongly deported by President Donald Trump's administration a month ago.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
With its horned Highland cattle, its neat stone walls and a tiny church that dates from the 15th century on its land, Cowage Farm in Foxley, in southwestern England, hardly looks like a crime scene.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
And nuclear inspectors are being stonewalled from accessing sites under construction near its nuclear facility of Natanz, where more advanced centrifuges are expected to be placed.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Defiant Senator stonewalled in El Salvador Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., wants to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the father of three who was wrongly deported by President Donald Trump's administration a month ago.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
The iconic building that’s now the town’s wedding chapel was built with thick stone walls to store dairy products and other perishables.
—Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
With its horned Highland cattle, its neat stone walls and a tiny church that dates from the 15th century on its land, Cowage Farm in Foxley, in southwestern England, hardly looks like a crime scene.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Stonewall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stonewall. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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