brick-wall
Example Sentences
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“We’ve created a system on the ocean geared for volume and velocity—you can move lots of goods quickly and what we’re seeing is, it’s like hitting a brick wall at 100 miles an hour.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
A courtyard ringed by a brick wall anchors the buildings, and neighbors are invited to paint on it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
And you, my friend, have come up against a brick wall on the eve of your 73rd birthday, when your first RMD is due, and there’s no way around it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
It’s no secret the SPY has struggled to break through the seemingly brick wall resistance at the very round $700 level.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
But when we reach the back, we find that the yard is enclosed within a brick wall.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
