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

He knew that any moment a brickbat might come, crushing in the back of his head, but his face was cheery as usual, and his joke as ready.

From The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe by Grant, W. L. (William Lawson)