gold brick
Example Sentences
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In lectures he accused Matisse of “charlatanry” and the sale of Futurist paintings as “a gold brick swindle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2016
Their Yellow Brick Road was paved with gold brick.
From Time ● Sep. 17, 2013
And I wonder what stands between us and that calamity except a smooth radio voice offering us the gold brick of safety without sacrifice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Players equipped with dice, cards and one gold brick begin as the young Howard Hughes hoping to amass a fortune.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he let it go down the narrow gold brick path, the arrow left behind a shimmering trail.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
