brick wall
noun
1
: a wall made of brick
2
: an immovable block or obstruction
the plan ran into a brick wall
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That extends from the light red bathroom tiles that mimic shiny, brick walls to an intertwining, metal branch sculpture canopy that greets visitors.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Early Thursday, the suspects smashed through a brick wall from an adjacent building, shut off power and tried to disable the alarm system at a jewelry store in Lodi, sheriff’s officials said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Oklahoma confirmed plans to install padding around the brick wall.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Boltaev’s photographs were printed onto ceramic tiles and placed on brick walls so that pictures were not only seen but touched.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Early Thursday, the suspects smashed through a brick wall from an adjacent building, shut off power and tried to disable the alarm system at a jewelry store in Lodi, sheriff’s officials said.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Oklahoma confirmed plans to install padding around the brick wall.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Boltaev’s photographs were printed onto ceramic tiles and placed on brick walls so that pictures were not only seen but touched.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brick wall
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“Brick wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick%20wall. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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