brick

Example Sentences

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But a huge brick wall on the Springfield/Springmartin Road in Belfast effectively stops them being neighbours and makes that a 20 to 30 minute walk.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

By then, my parents were U.S. citizens and we lived in a two-story, two-bedroom brick house in a sweet Atlanta neighborhood called Coronet Way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Marcus Smart, who missed nine of 13 shots, threw up a brick.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Nothing flashy—the solid work that represents another brick in the wall of science.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The school is a long brick building in the middle of a sea of gray pavement.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy