brick-wall
Example Sentences
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The original vision was Slater at left tackle and Alt at right, a pair of brick-wall bookends, for years to come.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
Famed for being rugby’s greatest ad-libbers, Fiji put the razzle-dazzle away and won in a very un-Fijian traditional way: Breakdown domination, brick-wall defense, and relentless commitment for 80 minutes.
From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023
Venus brought to tennis her 129-m.p.h. serve and a brick-wall volley game.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019
Last Sunday night, a small crowd gathered at Vermillion, a homey, brick-wall gallery and bar on Capitol Hill, ordered drinks and waited for the lecture to begin.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2019
Beyond was a high, red brick-wall rich with ivy and wallflower and pennywort, and set along the top with broken glass.
From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
