Example sentences for: stonewall

How can you use “stonewall” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The LAT sees the stonewall as a sign that Clinton is confident he'll win the case.

  • Editorialists, who do not depend on the press secretary's good graces, pointed out that McCurry has helped Clinton stonewall the Lewinsky scandal to death while deliberately remaining ignorant of tawdry facts in order to preserve his image of candor and nobility.

  • Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott called Attorney General Janet Reno "Stonewall Reno" for 1) opposing immunity for Buddhist nuns whose testimony might implicate Democratic officials, and 2) refusing to appoint an independent counsel.

  • Watkins described a DOD official who wanted to stonewall public concerns about environmental contamination and safety threats at DOE sites by exercising the government's sovereign-immunity defense against litigation.

  • She told Chatterbox (who finally reached her today by phone): "I did not stonewall you or the issue."


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