brickbats

Example Sentences

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This was show of character demanded by outside observers, yet more brickbats came their way for scoring both goals from corners.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

That 2,700-page doorstop, the fruit of 750 “editor-years,” was greeted with brickbats on its appearance in 1961.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

They’re all way out there throwing brickbats at each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

We can become cynical or angry and just throw brickbats.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Eisenhower offered to reappoint him for a new term, but Strauss had grown weary of dodging brickbats in Washington.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik