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Definition of Stonewalled
1. stonewall [v] - See also: stonewall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stonewalled
Literary usage of Stonewalled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Melbourne Review (1876)
"Either the thing to be stonewalled must be itself a bad thing, or it must be
stonewalled as the only means ..."
2. Silent Blood Suckers of the Tangled Webs by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"But The State Department “stonewalled”.. .the Secretary of State has not
responded—has not made the request to the UN agencies and has not explained why ..."
3. Riders of the Purple Sage: A Novel by Zane Grey (1912)
"What might not be possible in this stonewalled maze of mystery? The unnatural
sound passed beyond him as he lay gripping his rifle and fighting for coolness ..."
4. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"... in a condition of the Delta's black community that is no bed of roses; voyeurs
slumming as tourists-to-hardship will be politely stonewalled at best. ..."
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