How to Use stonewall in a Sentence

stonewall

1 of 2 verb
  • They were just stonewalling for time.
  • They're trying to stonewall the media.
  • They stonewalled until they could come up with a response.
  • We're trying to get the information, but we're being stonewalled.
  • So, he's been stonewalling throughout the last year and a half.
    — Fox News, 25 Sep. 2018
  • Hasty got stuffed twice at the line, while the rest of the backs were stonewalled once apiece.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean if Bam wants his now that the Heat will stonewall.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2020
  • But her friend soon started stonewalling Alan’s attempts to work with her.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Wade’s game-tying shot attempt was stonewalled in the waning seconds.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • He had been stonewalled by the driver, blown off by Uber, and the police hadn't done anything.
    — Joe Mullin, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2017
  • On second down, Taylor stonewalled Clarett on a run up the middle.
    — Scott Tinley, SI.com, 4 Jan. 2013
  • The defendant did not stonewall on every question.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Notably, Levy isn’t stonewalling on public access.
    — Jeremy Talcott, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • At which point, school officials stonewalled the reporters by stalling on public record requests.
    — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 8 June 2018
  • However, Roberts is stonewalled at the line and runs backward 14 yards.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Cornerback Desmond King stonewalled Scott at the 2-yard line.
    — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Bernier said everyone needs to comply with their requests or others will stonewall them in the future.
    — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The former president has urged his allies and former aides to stonewall the panel.
    — Amy B Wang, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2022
  • After stonewalling the first two penalties, Melia remained composed.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Jarecki tries to track down Douglas and speak with him about the documentary and is stonewalled as well.
    — Ester Bloom, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The threat to cancel the recess could push senators to avoid stonewalling appointments.
    — Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 20 July 2025
  • Melia stonewalled each San Jose penalty taker, and Sporting won the shootout.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Johnson was in the game for the Texans' second touchdown drive and did a nice job of stonewalling pass rushers.
    — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 1 Dec. 2019
  • In the classroom, teachers also struggle with stonewalling students.
    — Shelbie Witte, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Moore’s attorney, Melinda Luthin, said the city stonewalled her client throughout the process.
    — Louis Casiano Jr, Orange County Register, 21 Mar. 2017
  • And to have these people stonewalling only means that Congress should work twice as hard to get that information.
    — Fox News, 30 June 2018
  • What’s the worst that could happen to an assistant who stonewalls the NCAA?
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2017
  • By the time Washington got back to the line of scrimmage, two Steelers were waiting to stonewall him.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Meanwhile, Blackmon says his team isn’t stonewalling on the CCE program.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2018
  • The Comets created some late chances but were stonewalled by a couple of heroic saves from Diego Reynoso.
    — Nathan Dunn, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2024

stone wall

2 of 2 noun
  • White stone walls divide booths.
    — Jenna Thompson june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
  • Our first project was to stack the wood against a stone wall fifty yards away.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 May 2016
  • But the stone walls—shored up by Zaragoza’s men—held.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
  • And two stone walls hold rustic arched doors with glass panes.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Jenn sees a bunch of masks hanging on one of the house’s stone walls.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Cool air swirls and dripping water echoes off the stone walls.
    — Erin Gifford, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There are more than three miles of stone walls throughout the preserve.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 17 June 2018
  • Blank white posters left against a stone wall were covered with messages.
    — Author: Anna Mehler Paperny and Allison Martell, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The kids were stoked to get to ride in a golf cart on winding trails lined by stone walls.
    — Kaity Velez, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
  • There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.
    — Worth Matthewson, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Miles of stone walls in New England are made this way.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, the stone walls at the barn are the same shown in Rochambeau's map.
    — Quoron Walker, Courant Community, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The remains of a large stone wall were also found by workers.
    — Fox News, 20 June 2020
  • The bed is built into one of the ancient stone walls that make up the base of the home.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
  • The top had a 2-inch overhang past the front surface of the stone walls.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • At the stone wall was a sturdy wooden door with large padlocks.
    — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But the stone walls remained standing and will be used in the rebuild.
    — Washington Post, 17 May 2018
  • Many of the homes sit on large parcels, with their own vegetable gardens, stone walls and ponds.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 26 June 2019
  • Meanwhile, Prescott rode his horse over a stone wall and escaped.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • At some point Armistead heard who was up there waiting at the stone wall.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 24 May 2018
  • Menninger said the stone wall goes around the facade and the empty lot.
    — Jason Dill september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The iron gate is locked, and a high fence atop a stone wall discourages access.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022
  • Goldin sat on a stone wall outside the temple with her feet up, as though the place were her rec room.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • There are even greens surrounded by old stone walls – now that’s an approach shot.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Besides its large oven, a stack of three Miele ovens is built into one stone wall.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The park is made from a patchwork of concrete that’s meant to reflect the aged stone wall.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 13 June 2018
  • Police say the truck slammed through a stone wall, dropped to the ground, and was left smashed into pieces.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • In their work clothes, leaning against the stone wall taking the sun or smoking, eyes closed.
    — Kirmen Uribe, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020
  • It is built on a hillside with a stone wall on two sides; the church itself is brick with a red tile roof.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 7 Mar. 2020
  • Lee tripped on a stone wall while retreating from the bear, which bit her in the upper left leg.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022

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