brickbat

Example Sentences

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In January 2009, Mr. Warren drew brickbats when incoming President Barack Obama selected him to give the invocation at Mr. Obama’s inauguration.

From Washington Times

Tuesday's event was a brickbat to democratic etiquette, one that quickly got away from Chris Wallace and initially caught Biden off guard.

From Salon

Both parties continued to send brickbats each other’s way all week, and that continued Thursday night with both sides assigning blame for the failure to make progress.

From Seattle Times

Choosing a career in golf, when her uncle happens to be the most famous player of all time, led to brickbats of which she was immediately aware.

From The Guardian

The president himself has weathered an unbroken stream of brickbats from Democrats and his own party, who have criticized the administration's bungled response as the outbreak poured over into the country.

From Salon