brickbat
Example Sentences
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While senators and interest groups reacted to the news with bouquets and the occasional brickbat, Biden declined to get ahead of Breyer’s announcement.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2022
There is one more bouquet to deliver from the weekend, although it won't be popular, so it comes with a bit of a brickbat.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2013
Inside, the conductor Daniel Barenboim lobbed a brickbat of his own.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2010
Lydon has lobbed many a brickbat at McLaren over the years, but when asked about the death of his one-time manager, he gets serious.
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2010
I said, just now, he might be at once outshone by a brickbat.
From Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds by John Ruskin
