bricks

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Now I cringe as she bricks the trey and immediately complains to the officials, spreading her arms, shaking her head, screaming in their face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The track surface of crushed rock and tar was so damaging to tires that later that year workers laid some 3.2 million bricks over the 2.5-mile oval—thus its enduring nickname, “The Brickyard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

After my grandfather was buried in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in 2009, I have watched the little path that leads to his tombstone go from a muddy dirt trail to neatly paved with bricks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

A man on a motorcycle comes by wanting to hire one labourer to carry bricks.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The building was to be one of the biggest on the island, made with bricks and wood instead of clay and thatch.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins