brick
Example Sentences
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Neither team could summon much offense early, trading bricks back and forth for most of Thursday’s opening frame.
From Los Angeles Times
Star goalie Aerin Frankel had been a brick wall—in the rare instances that a puck had actually made it anywhere in the vicinity of the net.
The chart from Bank of America shows a big shift toward online shopping from bricks and mortars stores since early 2025.
From MarketWatch
Before me was a lunch as big and hefty as a brick, wrapped in gold-colored foil that gleamed with the promise of a delicious meal.
From Los Angeles Times
In Nepal's eastern plains, rival political flags depicting blue bells and red suns flutter over tea farms and brick homes -- symbols of a local election campaign shaping landmark nationwide polls.
From Barron's
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