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stonewalling

[ UK /stˈə‍ʊnwɔːlɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈstoʊnˌwɔɫɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate

How To Use stonewalling In A Sentence

  • Government stonewalling and a dysfunctional justice system also jeopardized the case.
  • The players themselves are responsible for the stonewalling in their game. Times, Sunday Times
  • Secretary Small and Deputy Secretary Burke have exhibited a head-in-the-sand attitude toward wrongdoing at their agency; they have engaged in stonewalling and spin rather than dealing forthrightly with the discrimination that has occurred. Another Government Report Supports Sternberg
  • I don't have experience with the government stonewalling me at all.
  • To compare that kind of long-term stonewalling, ignorance, and denial to the immediate actions you and/or Dr Hunter seem to expect from people like Steve and Hans is ridiculous. Blogs on Barton Letters « Climate Audit
  • The theory will steamroll over subtle distinctions between candour and honesty, tact and politeness, reticence and stonewalling. The Times Literary Supplement
  • DOBBS: Having until this point though showed no signs, even after two Democratic senators, two highly respected Democratic senators, Senator Coleman and Senator Levin, both wrote protesting what they called the stonewalling of the United Nations. CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2004
  • I can't tell for sure, but it seems like my dad is stonewalling my mom's lawyers by not responding to letters.
  • The majority of the Amphitheater School District governing board reeks with corruption, arrogance, conflicts of interest and blatant stonewalling.
  • We're hearing that the real stonewalling is coming from you guys and not Obama ... why are you not ready to talk about a negotiated settlement? Clinton Conference Call, 3/21/08 - Swampland - TIME.com
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