brick

Example Sentences

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In this neighborhood of around 50,000 people living in modest brick homes, dozens of murals depict key moments in the career of the illustrious number 10, who died in 2020 at the age of 60.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“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

I got my driver’s license and started frequenting independent coffee shops with exposed brick and pour-overs.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

At Monticello, several enslaved servants lived in underground rooms with stone walls and brick floors, near the dependencies beneath the first floor of the main house.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis